extorts

听听怎么读
[ɪkˈstɔ:ts]
是什么意思
  • v.

    敲诈( extort的第三人称单数 );曲解;

  • 英英释义

    extort[ ik'stɔ:t ]

    • v.
      • obtain through intimidation
      • obtain by coercion or intimidation

        "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"

        同义词:squeezerackgougewring

      • get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

        同义词:wring from

    学习怎么用

    双语例句

    用作动词(v.)
    1. Weep over is the behavior which threaten to extort.
      哭泣是恐吓勒索的行为。
    2. 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。
    3. The police used torture to extort a confession from him.
      警方对他严刑逼供。

    权威例句

    Abu Sayyaf extorts taxes from villagers in Sulu
    USSA extorts student money to fund radical-left agenda
    Homeland Sec. Panel Chief Extorts Credit Card Companies
    Corruption Rocks Nigerian Navy: Base Commander Extorts From Okada Operators
    Palestine: Whether Hamas extorts money to support their cause from Palestinians residing in the Gaza Strip
    Establish Compensation Liability of a Civil Servant Who Extorts a Confession by Torture
    Lebanon: Whether Hezbollah (Hizballah) extorts money from wealthy business people or farmers in the el-Marj area (1997-2000)
    Characterization Research on the Act of Constrain Others and Extorts Their Property——Analyzing PRC v. Baoying Yang
    Palestine/Occupied Territories: Update to PAL30704 of 22 December 1998 on whether Hamas extorts money to support their cause from Pa...
    ISIS raises much of its money just as a well-organized criminal gang would do. It smuggles, it extorts, it skims, it fences, it kidn...