bribery

英 [ˈbraɪbəri]

美 [ˈbraɪbəri]

n.  行贿; 受贿; 贿赂

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Collins.1 / BNC.13909 / COCA.13292

牛津词典

noun

• 行贿；受贿；贿赂
  the giving or taking of bribes
  1. She was arrested on bribery charges.
     她因被控贿赂罪而遭逮捕。
  2. allegations of bribery and corruption
     有关贿赂和贪污的指控

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 贿赂行为；行贿
  Briberyis the act of offering someone money or something valuable in order to persuade them to do something for you.
  1. He was jailed on charges of bribery.
     他因受到行贿指控而被捕入狱。
  2. ...accusations of bribery and corruption.
     行贿和腐败的指控

英英释义

noun

• the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
  Synonym:graft

双语例句

• Bureaucracy is a hotbed for bribery and corruption.
  官僚主义是贿赂和腐败的温床。
• Declaration against corruption and bribery in international commercial transaction;
  反对国际商业交易中的贪污和贿赂宣言；
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
  他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
• Government officials accused of bribery and corruption get off the hook with monotonous regularity
  被指控贪污受贿的政府官员无一例外总能脱身。
• People detest bribery very much.
  老百姓最厌恨贿赂。
• Since then they have fought me with lawsuits, injunctions, and charges of bribery and conspiracy.
  从那以后，他们便用诉讼、禁令和控告我贿赂搞阴谋来攻击我。
• He is appearing in court on charges of bribery and tax evasion.
  他因被指控受贿和逃税正出庭受审。
• He was arrested for corruption and bribery.
  他因腐败和受贿而逮捕。
• This confession implicates numerous officials in the bribery scandal.
  这一供认会使许多官员牵连到受贿的丑事中。
• Subsidiaries of Siemens and others have been faced with substantive bribery charges.
  西门子和其它公司的子公司已经面临实质性的行贿起诉。