extort的读音是:英[?k'st??t]。extort的详尽释义是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。extort形容词:extortive;名词:extorter;过去式:extorted;过去分词:extorted;现在分词:extorting;第三人称单数:extorts。
一、详尽释义点此查看extort的详细内容
二、英英释义
"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"
三、词典解释
1.敲诈;勒索
If someoneextorts moneyfrom you, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means.
e.g. Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him...
的向他敲诈钱财。
e.g. Her kidnapperextorted a ?75,000 ransom for her release.
绑架者索要75,000英镑赎金才肯放她。
2.强取;逼取
If someoneextorts somethingfrom you, they get it from you with difficulty or by using unfair means.
e.g. Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest toextort confessions.
有些地方执法官滥用逮捕权进行逼供。
四、例句
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。
五、经典引文
Adolescent ruffians who extorted pennies and apples from tradesmen in return for not breaking their windows.
出自:W. S. ChurchillMary..only finally married him when consent had been extorted from Mr. Ponsonby on his deathbed.
出自:E. M. Delafieldextort的相关近义词
wring、squeeze、extract、wrest、force、screw、wring from、gouge、rack
extort的相关临近词
extortion、extol、extortor、extortive、extort from、extortorsive、extort money、extort bribes、extortorsively、extort property、extort sth from sb、extort a confession