shake down

英 [ʃeɪk daʊn]

美 [ʃeɪk daʊn]

威胁; 勒索; 搜身

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 威胁;勒索;搜身
  If someoneshakesyoudown, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you.
  1. He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes...
     他下令取消公路上的警方检查站，因为警察们在这些地方向司机强行索要贿赂。
  2. Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.
     居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。

双语例句

• He's new in the office but he'll soon shake down.
  他虽然刚来这个办公室，但很快就会适应的。
• Whilst we were traveling overseas some customs officials tried to shake us down for money.
  当我们在外国旅游的时候，一些海关官员曾想通过一些方法来算计我们的钱。
• The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling.
  旅行过程中，包里的东西可能会晃落下来。
• I knew his address and, yeah, I wanted to shake him down.
  我有他地址，只是想上门催债。
• Shake down the mercury after you have read and recorded the temperature.
  你看完温度并记录后，将水银甩下来。
• Let's shake down on the floor with a blanket or two.
  让我们弄一、两条毯子在地板上打个临时铺睡吧。
• Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.
  居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。
• Two young men tried to shake him down for$ 300000.
  有两个年轻人曾企图向他敲诈30万美元。
• The Nazi bandits decided to shake down the inmates to make sure nothing had been smuggled into the concentration camp.
  纳粹匪徒决定对集中营里的人进行搜查以确保没有什么东西偷运进去。
• Man, he's trying to shake us down.
  兄弟，他想摆脱我们。