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blood money

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈblood ˌmoney noun [uncountable]  1. KILLMONEYmoney paid for murdering someone 血腥钱〔指付给杀手的酬金〕2. MONEYKILLmoney paid to the family of someone who has been murdered 〔偿付给被害人亲属的〕抚恤金
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blood moneyIt had been financed by blood money, blood money from the wealthy parents of Charles's dead wife.Senator Jackson said this was blood money and an outrage.
ˈblood ˌmoney nounChineseSyllable
paid money someone Corpus murdering for


blood money
ˈblood ˌmoney noun [uncountable]
1. money paid for murdering someone
2. money paid to the family of someone who has been murdered


blood moneyBrE /ˈblʌd mʌni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblʌd mʌni/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (disapproving) money paid to a person who is hired to murder sb (付给受雇杀人者的)血腥钱money paid to the family of a murdered person (付给被杀害者家属的)赎罪金