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单词

ransom

释义

ransom

noun countable/uncountable

UK /ˈræns(ə)m/

Word Forms

singular	ransom
plural	ransoms

1
the amount of money that someone wants to be paid before they will let a person who they are keeping prisoner go free
Her kidnappers are demanding a £5 million ransom.
Her parents received a ransom note.
Synonyms and related words
Prices and costs
price
cost
charge

phrases

hold someone to ransom

ransom

noun countable/uncountable

US /ˈrænsəm/

Word Forms

singular	ransom
plural	ransoms

1
the amount of money that someone wants to be paid before they will let a person who they are keeping as a prisoner go free
Her parents received a ransom note.
Her kidnappers are demanding a $5 million ransom.
Synonyms and related words
Prices and costs
price
cost
charge

phrases

hold someone for ransom

ransom

verb transitive

UK /ˈræns(ə)m/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ransom
he/she/it	ransoms
present participle	ransoming
past tense	ransomed
past participle	ransomed

1
to get someone who is being kept as a prisoner allowed to go free by paying an amount of money to the person who is keeping them
Synonyms and related words
To set a person or animal free
let out
release
untie

ransom

verb transitive

US /ˈrænsəm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ransom
he/she/it	ransoms
present participle	ransoming
past tense	ransomed
past participle	ransomed

1
to get someone who is being kept as a prisoner allowed to go free by paying an amount of money to the person who is keeping them
Synonyms and related words
To set a person or animal free
let out
release
untie

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