extort

US [ɪkˈstɔrt]
UK [ɪkˈstɔː(r)t]
  • v.勒索；敲诈；强夺
  • Web强取；强要；搜刮
Simple Present：extorts  Present Participle：extorting  Past Tense：extorted  

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extort
v.
1.
~ sth (from sb)
敲诈；勒索；强夺to make sb give you sth by threatening them
The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses.
这帮歹徒向当地 30 多家企业勒索过钱财。

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Definition:
AllAll,勒索勒索,敲诈敲诈,强夺强夺,强取强取,强要强要,搜刮搜刮
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The problem, as he saw it, was that workers could use the threat of industrial unrest to "extort" money from their bosses.
他认为，问题在于，工人们会用罢工威胁向老板们“勒索”。
tā rèn wéi , wèn tí zài yú , gōng ren men huì yòng bà gōng wēi xié xiàng lǎo bǎn men " lè suǒ " 。
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2.
I'm not trying to extort money from you but the law requires that you pay me a $300 fine.
警官说，“我不是在勒索你，但法律规定，你得交300美元的罚款。”
jǐng guān shuō , " wǒ bú shì zài lè suǒ nǐ , dàn fǎ lǜ guī dìng , nǐ děi jiāo sān bǎi měi yuán de fá kuǎn 。 "
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3.
She did at last extort from her father an acknowledgment that the horses were engaged.
她终于让父亲承认了拉车的马没有空
tā zhōng yú ràng fù qīn chéng rèn le lā chē de mǎ méi yǒu kōng
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4.
Mr Mikheev testified to police later that the case against them was an attempt by VTB employees to extort a cut of the loan for themselves.
费奥多尔后来向警方作证称，他们之所以被指控，是因为VTB雇员试图敲诈一部分贷款。
fèi ào duō ěr hòu lái xiàng jǐng fāng zuò zhèng chēng , tā men zhī suǒ yǐ bèi zhǐ kòng , shì yīn wèi VTB gù yuán shì tú qiāo zhà yí bù fen dài kuǎn 。
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5.
If crime people are out of purposes to extort property, and arrest , take others into custody illegally , commit the crime of kidnapping.
如果犯罪人是出于勒索财物的目的，而非法扣押、拘禁他人，则构成绑架罪。
rú guǒ fàn zuì rén shì chū yú lè suǒ cái wù de mù dì , ér fēi fǎ kòu yā 、 jū jìn tā rén , zé gòu chéng bǎng jià zuì 。
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6.
If operators were allowed to charge for better service, they could extort protection money from every website.
如果运营商得到允许，让用户为其服务质量付费的话，他们可能到每一家网站收取保护费。
rú guǒ yùn yíng shāng dé dào yǔn xǔ , ràng yòng hù wèi qí fú wù zhì liàng fù fèi de huà , tā men kě néng dào měi yì jiā wǎng zhàn shōu qǔ bǎo hù fèi 。
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7.
Abetted by corrupt or intimidated judges, bureaucrats blackmail and shake down entrepreneurs; traffic police terrorize and extort motorists.
在腐败的或受到恐吓的法官教唆下，官僚们敲诈勒索企业家；交警恐吓勒索驾驶人。
zài fǔ bài de huò shòu dào kǒng hè de fǎ guān jiào suō xià , guān liáo men qiāo zhà lè suǒ qǐ yè jiā ; jiāo jǐng kǒng hè lè suǒ jià shǐ rén 。
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8.
This mission require you to extort information from him.
这个任务要求你从他那里取得信息。
zhè ge rèn wu yāo qiú nǐ cóng tā nà li qǔ de xìn xī 。
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9.
They plan to use him to extort a large amount of money.
他们打算用这个男孩来勒索大笔的钱财。
tā men dǎ suàn yòng zhè ge nán hái lái lè suǒ dà bǐ de qián cái 。
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10.
Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection.
如同智者也不会因大自然奥秘、发现其完美，而丧失对其好奇之心。
rú tóng zhì zhě yě bú huì yīn dà zì rán ào mì 、 fā xiàn qí wán měi , ér sàng shī duì qí hào qí zhī xīn 。
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