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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   ransom

   • IPA[ˈransəm]

   美式

   • n.
     a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner；the holding or freeing of a prisoner in return for payment of ransom
   • v.
     obtain the release of (a prisoner) by making a payment demanded；hold (a prisoner) and demand payment for their release

   • verb: ransom, 3rd person present: ransoms, gerund or present participle: ransoming, past tense: ransomed, past participle: ransomed

   • noun: ransom, plural noun: ransoms

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner the kidnappers demanded a ransom 同義詞 payoff, payment, price
   • ▪ the holding or freeing of a prisoner in return for payment of ransom the capture and ransom of the king 同義詞 release, freedom, setting free, deliverance, liberation, ... 更多rescue, redemption, restoration

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. obtain the release of (a prisoner) by making a payment demanded the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed
   • ▪ hold (a prisoner) and demand payment for their release mercenaries burned the village and ransomed the inhabitants
   • ▪ release (a prisoner) after receiving payment they were all ransomed and returned unharmed

   片語

   • hold someone for ransom
   • a king's ransom