"hold for ransom" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 綁架勒索
• 挾持作為人質

Definition

把某人關起來，並要求金錢或其他條件作為釋放的交換。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於新聞、犯罪報導，可指真正的綁架或比喻（如駭客勒索資料）。常見說法：'held for ransom'，'pay ransom'。

Examples

The robbers held the family for ransom.

劫匪**綁架了家人勒索贖金**。

Hackers hold files for ransom until you pay them.

駭客**挾持檔案並勒索贖金**，直到你付款。

Criminals sometimes hold people for ransom in kidnapping cases.

犯罪分子有時在綁架案件中**劫持人質勒索贖金**。

They threatened to hold his pet for ransom unless he paid.

他們威脅說**綁架他寵物勒索贖金**，否則不放。

The attackers held the ship for ransom off the coast.

襲擊者在海岸附近**挾持了船隻勒索贖金**。

Nobody expected a computer virus could hold important data for ransom.

沒想到電腦病毒會**勒索重要資料的贖金**。