Word · Frequency #11756
ransomed
赎出；赎回
ransomed is the past of ransom.
To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
- 1.
To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
支付赎金以解救被扣押或受罚的人
- 2.
To exact a ransom (payment) in exchange for the freedom of.
索取赎金以换取某人的自由
索取赎金；勒索赎金；支付赎金以解救被扣押或受罚的人；索取赎金以换取某人的自由；赎；赎身
In use
The company ransomed its executive after weeks of negotiation.
She ransomed the captured soldier with all her savings.
They ransomed the hostages one by one until all were free.
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。
ransom sb from sb/sth
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。
be ransomed
常用被动语态，强调获释的过程。
The captain was ransomed after months of negotiation.
Connections
Collocations
- ransom a hostage
- 赎回人质
- The government refused to ransom the hostages.政府拒绝赎回人质。
- ransom the captives
- 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。
- ransom a kidnapped child
- 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。
- ransom someone from kidnappers
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money.
- 如果你在找赎金，我告诉你我没有钱。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with 'handsome'. Be careful: words ending in '-some' like 'tiresome', 'awesome', 'loathsome' have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.