extort
英 [ɪkˈstɔːt]
美 [ɪkˈstɔːrt]
v. 敲诈; 勒索; 强夺
过去分词：extorted 现在分词：extorting 过去式：extorted 第三人称单数：extorts
Collins.1 / BNC.20836 / COCA.19443
牛津词典
verb
- 敲诈；勒索；强夺
to make sb give you sth by threatening them- The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses.
这帮歹徒向当地30多户商家勒索过钱财。
- The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 敲诈;勒索
If someoneextortsmoneyfromyou, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means.- Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him...
腐败的政府官员向他敲诈钱财。 - Her kidnapper extorted a £75,000 ransom for her release.
绑架者索要75,000英镑赎金才肯放她。
- Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him...
- VERB 强取;逼取
If someoneextortssomethingfromyou, they get it from you with difficulty or by using unfair means.- Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.
有些地方执法官滥用逮捕权进行逼供。
- Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.
英英释义
verb
- get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
- They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
- obtain through intimidation
双语例句
- How do I not get excited, listening to you try to extort a working man?
听到你勒索一个工人怎么能让我不兴奋？ - He among others stood out the most. They absolutely must not harm the people or extort money from them.
他站在人群中格外醒目。严格禁止坑害勒索群众。 - The only aim of talks, then, would be to extort money and energy supplies from the international community in return for minor concessions.
那么，朝鲜进行六方会谈的唯一目标，将是以微小的让步为条件，敲诈国际社会的金钱和能源供应。 - But many Uzbeks claim the security forces are using that as a pretext to extort money from residents.
但是许多乌兹别克斯坦人声称，安全力量用此作为向居民敲诈勒索的接口。 - He was tortured by police in order to extort a guilty confession and when news of this was made public, it astounded the entire country.
他被警方屈打成招，当这条新闻向大众公开的时候，全国都震惊了。 - "It's a vile attempt to extort money," said Mr. Pickwick.
这是下流的敲竹杠的企图，匹克威克先生说。 - Coming on the US Memorial Day holiday, the blast may also be a message to Barack Obama, US president, from whom impoverished North Korea wants to extort money and food.
这次核试验在美国阵亡将士纪念日（memorialday）举行，可能也是向美国总统巴拉克奥巴马（barackobama）发出一个信息，贫穷的朝鲜希望向他索要资金和粮食。 - Organized gangs in the area extort protection money from local business people who are too frightened to refuse.
这个地区有组织的匪徒向那些吓得不敢抗拒的本地商人勒索保护费。 - These reports quoted Walmart initially saying that it thought the customer was trying to extort money.
这些报道援引沃尔玛最初的话表示，该公司认为，这名消费者是想讹诈。 - "Where a state functionary charged with implementing this Law takes advantage of his position and power to extort and accept bribes, he shall be punished according to*" various countries have tried to use it for different purposes.
执行本法的国家工作人员，利用职权索许多国家试图把它用作各种不同目的。