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extort

英 [ɪk'stɔːt; ek-] 美[ɪk'stɔrt]
  • vt. 敲诈;侵占;强求;牵强地引出

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词态变化


第三人称单数: extorts;过去式: extorted;过去分词: extorted;现在分词: extorting;名词: extortion;

中文词源


extort 勒索

ex-, 向外。-tort, 扭曲,词源同turn, contort. 即过高要求,勒索。

英文词源


extort
extort: see torment
extort (v.)
1520s (as a past participle adj. from early 15c.), "obtain by force or compulsion; wrest away by oppressive means," from Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere "obtain by force," literally "wrench out" (see extortion). Related: Extorted; extorting.

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The police used torture to extort a confession from him.
警察对他用刑逼供.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. 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.

来自辞典例句

4. The police used torture to extort a confession from me.
警方用刑逼我口供.

来自辞典例句

5. They absolutely must not harm the people or extort money from them.
严格禁止坑害勒索群众.

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