ransom的意思

基本释义

• n 赎金，赎救

  an amount of money that is paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner

例句

1. The kidnappers were demanding a ransom of $250,000.

   绑匪索取25万美元的赎金。

2. The government refused to pay the ransom .

   政府拒绝交付赎金。

3. He’s got the ransom money .

   他得到了赎金。

短语

• a king's ransom ◎作为被俘国王赎金的巨款

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