"hold for ransom" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 绑架勒索
• 绑为人质

Definition

把某人关押起来，并索要钱财或其他条件以换取释放。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于新闻、犯罪报道，可用于真实绑架，也可用于比喻（如黑客勒索数据）。常见搭配：'held for ransom'（被勒索），'pay ransom'（支付赎金）。

Examples

The robbers held the family for ransom.

劫匪**绑架了家人勒索赎金**。

Hackers hold files for ransom until you pay them.

黑客**劫持文件，勒索赎金**，直到你付款。

Criminals sometimes hold people for ransom in kidnapping cases.

犯罪分子有时在绑架案件中**劫持人质勒索赎金**。

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

他们威胁说**绑架他宠物勒索赎金**，否则不放。

The attackers held the ship for ransom off the coast.

袭击者在海岸附近**劫持了船只勒索赎金**。

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

没人想到电脑病毒会**勒索重要数据的赎金**。