| 单词 | to hold someone to ransom |
| 释义 | to hold someone to ransom or hold sb for ransom, hold sb ransom phrase See full dictionary entry for ransom If a kidnapper is holding someone to ransom or holding them ransom in British English, or is holding a person for ransom in American English, they keep that person prisoner until they are given what they want. He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him for ransom. In Rio, nearly forty people have been held to ransom this year alone. A bus-load of schoolchildren were held ransom until the gang were given a plane. |
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