| 单词 | ransom note |
| 释义 | > as lemmasransom note ransom note n. a letter sent by a kidnapper or kidnappers demanding a ransom for the return of a hostage, and typically threatening harm to the hostage if the ransom is not paid. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > kidnapping or abduction > kidnap or abduct [phrase] > documents used ransom note1897 1897 Evening Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 20 Aug. 1/4 The messenger boy who started to deliver the ‘ransom’ note but returned it received it from three men. 1935 M. M. Atwater Murder in Midsummer xiv. 135 Maybe it's a kidnapping, but there's no ransom notes. 2002 J. Weyland Answer is Never xii. 180 If you can't draw, steal artwork... Use the ransom-note method of cutting and pasting to create one-of-a-kind designs. < as lemmas |
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