贖金[C]Shortly after his daughter was kidnapped, he received a phone call from the kidnappers demanding ransom. 他的女兒被綁架之後,不久他就接到歹徒要求贖金的電話。They held the travellers for ransom. 他們將旅客當作人質索取贖金。
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贖,贖出,贖回They ransomed the kidnapped child with 10,000 dollars. 他們用一萬元贖回了被綁架的孩子。