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单词 hold someone to ransom
释义

holdsomeoneto ransom

idiomUK(USholdsomeoneransom)
toforcesomeone to do something by putting thatpersonin asituationwhere they have nochoice:
Heclaimedhiscountrywas beingheldtoransombythreatsofwithdrawingaid.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing somebody to act
  • arm-twisting
  • bludgeon
  • bounce
  • bouncesomeoneintosomething
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • forcibly
  • impel
  • impose
  • jolt
  • kick
  • railroad
  • reduce
  • reducesomeonetosomething
  • reimpose
  • reimposition
  • screw
  • slap
  • squeeze
  • trap
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(Definition ofhold someone to ransomfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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