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　

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牛津词典

verb

• 敲诈；勒索；强夺
  to make sb give you sth by threatening them
  1. 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。

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.
  1. Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him...
     腐败的政府官员向他敲诈钱财。
  2. 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。
• VERB 强取;逼取
  If someoneextortssomethingfromyou, they get it from you with difficulty or by using unfair means.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
  Synonym:wring from
• obtain by coercion or intimidation
  1. They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
  2. They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
  Synonym:squeezerackgougewring
• obtain through intimidation

双语例句

• In a few rare cases, these individuals have even been known to perform attacks to extort a company or defraud it of money.
  很少有攻击是为了敲诈或骗取公司财产。
• 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。
• 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。
• Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him
  腐败的政府官员向他敲诈钱财。
• Claims that she tried to extort money from him.
  声称女巫想从他身上榨钱。
• A21-year-old suspect has been arrested for poisoning goods to extort money from a supermarket in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou Daily reported.
  据《广州日报》报道，一名21岁的嫌疑人因投毒勒索广东省广州市的一家超市而被捕。
• A way to extort money from the company you hated!
  只是你向你痛恨的公司进行的一种勒索！
• Don't extort money from others.
  勿强拿别人的钱。
• Police have not so far been able to extort a confession from the people accused of the bombing.
  警方迄今尚未能迫使被控制造爆炸案者招供。
• I wouldn't extort a nickel from my worst enemy.
  我不会从我最糟糕的敌人那儿勒索一分钱的。