extort 详细解释

extort

[iks'tɔ:t]

v.勒索, 敲诈, 强要

词形变化

形容词: extortive | 名词: extorter | 动词过去式: extorted | 动词过去分词: extorted | 动词现在分词: extorting | 动词第三人称单数: extorts |

英英释义

动词 extort:

obtain through intimidation

obtain by coercion or intimidation

同义词：squeeze, rack, gouge, wring

get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

同义词：wring from

补充

extortextort英:[iksˈtɔ:t] 美:[ɪkˈstɔrt]vt.1.敲诈2.曲解

例句

1. Her kidnapper extorted a £175,000 ransom for her release.绑匪索取175,000英镑的赎金才肯放她。 2. Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.一些地方法官滥用其拘捕权用以逼供。 3. Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him.腐败的政府官员敲诈他的钱财。 4. I extorted from them, after a long wrangle, a free hand to say what I liked.经过长时间的争取, 我总算从他们那里获得了想说什么说什么的自由。 5. to extort money from merchants向商人勒索钱财 6. to use torture to extort a confession from someone刑讯逼供 7. Her wit and intelligence extorted their admiration.她的聪明才智使他们不得不佩服。 8. to extort a bizarre sense from the few words对只言片语作牵强附会的曲解 9. attempts to extort money.敲诈钱财的企图。 10. The gang were found guilty of extorting money from small businesses.那团伙敲诈小企业的钱财，被判有罪。 11. The criminals extorted large sums of money from their victims.这些罪犯从受害人那里敲诈到了大宗钱款。 12. He was arrested for extorting bribes.他因索贿而被捕。 13. He claimed that the confession had been extorted (from him) by the police.他声称是警察逼他招供的。

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