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A band of renegades had captured the prince and were holding him to ransom.一群叛变分子俘获了王子，将其扣押索要赎金。The newspaper reported that the union was holding the nation to ransom.报纸报道说工会是在胁迫国家同意其提出的要求。He has accused the nurses of holding the government to ransom by threatening to strike.他指责护士以罢工来要挟政府。They took away the boy and held him to ransom.他们劫持男孩勒索赎金。Unison and the other unions have the power to hold the Government to ransom.公务员工会和其他工会有能力胁迫政府。He claimed his country was being held to ransom by threats of withdrawing aid.他声称他的国家被以撤回援助相威胁。The president said that the company would not be held to ransom by strikes.总裁说公司不会被罢工者要挟。 |