ransoms

1. [U][C]付赎金救人；赎金 freeing of a captive upon payment;the money paid

• pay a large ransom付一大笔赎金

• ransom bill付赎保证金

a king's ransom ◎作为被俘国王赎金的巨款 , ◎一笔巨款(常用于否定句或假设句)

1. You are our prisoner now and we won't release you until a ransom is paid.
   你现已遭我们禁锢,要到交出赎金以后,才能放你走。
2. They have to pay a large ransom.
   他们不得不付一大笔赎金。
3. They held the travellers for ransom.
   他们将旅客当作人质索取赎金。
4. A king's ransom would hardly have procured all that my daughters asked for.
   即使是一个国王的赎身钱，也买不起我的女儿们所要的东西。
5. The family paid a ransom of 50000 dollars for the child's release.
   那家人为了赎回孩子付了5万美元。

1. They ransomed the kidnapped child with 10,000 dollars.
   他们用一万元赎回了被绑架的孩子。