extort
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪk'stɔːt; ek-]
- 美式音标 [ɪkˈstɔːrt]
- 国际音标 [ik'stɔ:t]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt. 敲诈；侵占；强求；牵强地引出
词根记忆
- ex + tort(扭曲)→扭出来→勒索
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- extortionate：敲诈的；勒索的；过高的。
- n性质的同根词
- extortion：勒索；敲诈；强夺；被勒索的财物。
- extortioner：敲诈者，勒索者。
英汉例句
- The police used torture to extort a confession from him.
警察对他用刑逼供. - 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. - The police used torture to extort a confession from me.
警方用刑逼我口供. - 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。 - The police used torture to extort a confession from him.
警察对他用刑逼供.
词组短语
- extort money 勒索钱;敲诈钱财;勒索财物
- extort answer 歪曲答复
- to extort 索贿
- extort from 敲诈;向;详细翻译;翻译
- extort detail 敲诈
短语
英英字典
- to get something by force or threats, or with difficulty
- If someone extorts money from you, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means.
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专业释义
- 敲诈