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单词 hold someone ransom
释义

holdsomeoneransom

idiomUS(UKholdsomeoneto ransom)
toforcesomeone to do something by putting thatpersonin asituationwhere they have nochoice:
Heclaimedhiscountrywas beingheldransombythreatsofwithdrawingaid.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • impel
  • impose
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(Definition ofhold someone ransomfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/hold-ransom##
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