ransom

英文解釋：

名詞 ransom:

1. money demanded for the return of a captured person
   同義詞：ransom money
2. payment for the release of someone
3. the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

動詞 ransom:

1. exchange or buy back for money; under threat
   同義詞：redeem

詞型變化：

相關句子：

1. That painting must be worth a king's ransom.
   那幅畫一定價值連城。
2. The dam held the floodwaters. Thieves held the stolen painting for ransom.
   水庫控制著洪水。小偷用偷來的畫索取贖金
3. You are our prisoner now and we won't release you until a ransom is paid.
   你現已遭我們禁錮，要到交出贖金以後，才能放你走。
4. They had to ransom the kidnapped diplomat.
   他們不得不贖回被綁架的外交官。
5. The family paid a ransom of 50000 dollars for the child's release.
   那家人為了贖回孩子付了5萬美元。