ransom
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/ˈrænsəm/
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/ˈrænsəm/
Money paid to release someone who has been captured.
The family gathered the ransom to free their dog from the neighbor who had taken him.
家人集資贖回了被鄰居拿走的狗。
To free someone by paying money.
The company decided to ransom the important files that had been locked by a hacker.
公司決定支付贖金解鎖駭客鎖定的重要檔案。