extort
美[ɪk'stɔːrt] 英[ɪk'stɔːt]
v. 勒索;敲诈;强要
详细释义
v.(动词)- 敲诈,勒索
- 侵占
- 牵强地引出
- 强夺,强要,强求,硬要
- 逼迫
- 牵强附会
- 逼(供)
- 曲解
英英释义
Verb- obtain through intimidation
- obtain by coercion or intimidation;
"They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss" "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
- get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
例句
用作动词(v.)- Weep over is the behavior which threaten to extort.哭泣是恐吓勒索的行为。
- The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.勒索者企图向他敲诈一大笔钱。
- The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警方对他严刑逼供。