ransom

noun

1. 赎金
   money that is paid to sb so that they will set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner by them
   1. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of £50 000 from his family.
      绑架者向他的家人索要赎金5万英镑。
   2. a ransom demand/note
      索要赎金的要求 / 通知
   3. ransom money
      赎金
   4. They are refusing to pay ransom for her release.
      他们拒绝支付赎金来解救她。

verb

1. （为某人）交付赎金
   to pay money to sb so that they will set free the person that they are keeping as a prisoner
   1. The kidnapped children were all ransomed and returned home unharmed.
      被绑架的儿童在交付了赎金后均安然回到家中。

1. N-VAR 赎价；赎金
   A ransom is the money that has to be paid to someone so that they will set free a person they have kidnapped.
   1. Her kidnapper successfully extorted a £75,000 ransom for her release...
      绑匪成功地勒索了7.5万英镑才将她释放。
   2. The president has said the United States will never pay ransom for the hostages...
      总统称美国永远不会为这些人质支付赎金。
   3. The ransom demand was made by telephone.
      赎金是通过电话索要的。
2. VERB 赎回；赎出
   If you ransom someone who has been kidnapped, you pay the money to set them free.
   1. The same system was used for ransoming or exchanging captives.
      相同的制度还应用于赎回或交换俘虏。
3. PHRASE 劫持（某人）勒索金钱;绑票;绑架
   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.
   1. He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him for ransom...
      他被控于去年绑架了一名商人并勒索钱财。
   2. In Rio, nearly forty people have been held to ransom this year alone...
      在里约热内卢，仅今年一年就有近40人被绑票。
   3. A busload of schoolchildren were held ransom until the gang were given a plane.
      直到给了绑匪们一架飞机，他们才将全车的学童们释放。
4. PHRASE 威胁;胁迫
   If you say that someone is holding you to ransom in British English, or holding you for ransom in American English, you mean that they are using their power to try to force you to do something which you do not want to do.
   1. Unison and the other unions have the power to hold the Government to ransom.
      公务员工会和其他工会有能力胁迫政府。
5. PHRASE 一大笔钱;巨款
   If you refer to a sum of money as a king's ransom, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
   1. ...clients happy to pay a king's ransom for a haircut.
      乐意为理发出高价的顾客

1. The president has said the United States will never pay ransom for the hostages
   总统称美国永远不会为这些人质支付赎金。
2. The ransom demand was made by telephone.
   赎金是通过电话索要的。
3. The same system was used for ransoming or exchanging captives.
   相同的制度还应用于赎回或交换俘虏。
4. He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him for ransom
   他被控于去年绑架了一名商人并勒索钱财。
5. In Rio, nearly forty people have been held to ransom this year alone
   在里约热内卢，仅今年一年就有近40人被绑票。
6. A busload of schoolchildren were held ransom until the gang were given a plane.
   直到给了绑匪们一架飞机，他们才将全车的学童们释放。
7. Unison and the other unions have the power to hold the Government to ransom.
   公务员工会和其他工会有能力胁迫政府。
8. The police caught the man who tried to abduct the boy for ransom.
   警察抓住了那个企图拐走这男孩以便勒索赎金的家伙。
9. However, there are news reports that a ransom was paid.
   不过，有新闻报导说，意大利支付了赎金。
10. Relations and friends of prominent Nigerians have also been targeted by gangs seeking ransom money.
    尼日利亚著名人士的亲友也成了帮派组织绑架和索取赎金的目标。
11. Should I ransom my freedom?
    我应该赎回我的自由么？
12. The terrorists kidnapped the boy and held him to ransom.
    恐怖分子绑架了那个男孩，勒索赎金。
13. I'll pay you out of the ransom money.
    我会在勒索赎金之外付钱给你。
14. I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
    我已经使埃及作你的赎价，使古实和西巴代替你。
15. You want to pay a ransom?
    你要付他们赎金？
16. So you can Ransom me for your freedom.
    这样你就可以用我来换取你的自由。
17. You came back after collecting the ransom.
    你拿到赎金后又回来了。
18. The robber abduct the heiress and hold her to ransom.
    强盗劫持了女继承人并向她索取赎金。
19. They set him free when his ransom had not yet been paid.
    他还没有交赎金，他们就把他释放了。
20. They've asked for a ransom or they'll destroy it.
    他们要我付赎金不然就毁了它。
21. Abraham has gone off to liberate some of his kinsmen who have been kidnapped for ransom.
    亚伯拉罕去解救了，他的一些被绑架的亲戚。
22. They want me to collect the ransom.
    他们要我负责收赎金。
23. And tell him that I'd been kidnapped and demand a ransom.
    说我被绑架了，索要一笔赎金。
24. I'll even let you claim that you paid the ransom for her safety, which I delivered.
    我会更让你索赔，你支付了赎金，她的安全，我交付。
25. The study examined the cost of insurance, security and ransom payments.
    这份研究查看了保险，安全和赎金赔偿方面的成本。
26. We want ransom. don't make us kill you.
    我们要赎金，不要逼我们杀你。
27. It's been two days. they're negotiating a ransom.
    已经两天了，他们在商谈赎金。
28. Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim ( usually for ransom).
    非法地抓住和拘留受害人（经常为了勒索）。

n.

hold sb to ransom

• 将…绑票
  to keep sb as a prisoner and demand that other people pay you an amount of money before you set them free
• 胁迫；要挟
  to take action that puts sb in a very difficult situation in order to force them to do what you want

a king's ransom

• 一笔巨款
  a very large amount of money

noun

1. the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

2. payment for the release of someone

3. money demanded for the return of a captured person

   Synonym:    ransom money

verb

1. exchange or buy back for money

   Synonym:    redeem