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

• 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！
• If a mobile company could use the threat of blocking a service to extort higher fees, would innovation be stopped in its tracks?
  如果一家移动公司能够以屏蔽某项服务为威胁来逼迫使用者支付更高费用，创新是否会胎死腹中？
• 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。
• "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。
• The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.
  勒索者企图向他勒索一大笔钱。
• Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him
  腐败的政府官员向他敲诈钱财。
• 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。
• What do I want today? I have only to ask for it. I may seek earnestly, but not as if I had to use pressure and extort an unwilling gift from the LORD's hand; for He will give freely.
  我今天要什麽？我只要单纯地、迫切地向上帝求，上帝绝不是小气、很勉强才给礼物的上帝，祂是乐于施恩的天父。
• Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection.
  如同最慧者也不会因揭露大自然奥秘、发现其完美，而丧失对其好奇之心。
• "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。