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ransom sb
指支付赎金使某人获释，宾语为被绑架或囚禁的人。
The company ransomed the kidnapped employees.
公司赎回了被绑架的员工。
赎出；赎回
ransomed — past of ransom
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赎出；赎回
To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
The company ransomed the kidnapped employees.
公司赎回了被绑架的员工。
支付赎金以解救被扣押或受罚的人
To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
索取赎金以换取某人的自由
To exact a ransom (payment) in exchange for the freedom of.
ransom
Base
原形
ransoms
3rd person
第三人称单数
ransoming
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现在分词
ransomed
Past
过去式
ransomed
Past participle
过去分词
The rebels ransom the tourists they capture.
叛军向他们抓获的游客勒索赎金。
The family ransomed the journalist last week.
这家人上周赎回了那名记者。
They have ransomed all the prisoners.
他们已经赎回了所有囚犯。
规则动词，注意可表示“支付赎金赎回”或“索取赎金”。
The company ransomed its executive after weeks of negotiation.
公司经过数周谈判后赎回了其高管。
She ransomed the captured soldier with all her savings.
她用全部积蓄赎回了被俘的士兵。
They ransomed the hostages one by one until all were free.
他们逐一赎回了人质，直到所有人都获释。
指支付赎金使某人获释，宾语为被绑架或囚禁的人。
The company ransomed the kidnapped employees.
公司赎回了被绑架的员工。
用 from 引出扣押者或囚禁地点。
She ransomed her brother from the militants.
她支付赎金，从武装分子手中赎回了弟弟。
常用被动语态，强调获释的过程。
The captain was ransomed after months of negotiation.
经过数月谈判，船长被赎回。
此义为‘向…索取赎金’，for 后接赎金的数额或条件。
The pirates ransomed the sailors for a fortune.
海盗以巨额赎金为条件才释放船员。
Not this
The firefighters ransomed the family from the burning building.
Use this
The firefighters rescued the family from the burning building.
动词 ransom 特指通过支付或索取赎金来换取人身自由，不涉及金钱的救援应用 rescue 或 save。中文的“救”含义较广，需根据是否涉及赎金来选择动词。
Not this
The family ransomed for the kidnapped child.
Use this
The family ransomed the kidnapped child.
ransom 是及物动词，直接以获释的人作宾语，不需要介词 for。学习者常受“为某人支付赎金”的中文搭配影响而误加 for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
赎回人质
The government refused to ransom the hostages.
政府拒绝赎回人质。
赎回俘虏
The general ransomed the captives after the peace treaty.
和平条约签订后，将军赎回了俘虏。
赎回被绑架的孩子
The parents sold their house to ransom their kidnapped child.
父母卖掉房子以赎回被绑架的孩子。
从绑匪手中赎回某人
They waited for days before trying to ransom him from the kidnappers.
他们等了几天才尝试从绑匪手中赎回他。
如果你在找赎金，我告诉你我没有钱。
A famous line from the 2008 film 'Taken', spoken by Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) to his daughter's kidnappers. It has become an internet meme.
出自2008年电影《飓风营救》中布莱恩·米尔斯（连姆·尼森饰）对绑架女儿的人说的话，已成为网络迷因。
我拿到赎金了，耶。
A line from the chorus of rapper Lil Tecca's 2019 hit song 'Ransom'.
出自说唱歌手Lil Tecca 2019年热门单曲《Ransom》的副歌部分。
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联想记忆：被扣押的人想“跑”（ran），家人得交出“些”（som）钱作为赎金 ransom，才能赎人。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、法律文书、历史叙述 作为动词时，多用于正式或书面语境，如新闻报道和法律文书，表示支付赎金以解救某人，或索取赎金以换取其自由。选择表达时请优先考虑正式语境。
Rhymes with 'handsome'. Be careful: words ending in '-some' like 'tiresome', 'awesome', 'loathsome' have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.