extort

英 [ɪk'stɔːt] 美 [ɪk'stɔːrt]

• v. 勒索；敲诈；强要

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 敲诈，勒索
2. 侵占
3. 牵强地引出
4. 强夺，强要，强求，硬要
5. 逼迫
6. 牵强附会
7. 逼（供）
8. 曲解

英英释义

Verb:

1. obtain through intimidation

2. obtain by coercion or intimidation;

   "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"
   

3. get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

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。

经典引文

• Adolescent ruffians who extorted pennies and apples from tradesmen in return for not breaking their windows.

  出自： W. S. Churchill

• Mary..only finally married him when consent had been extorted from Mr. Ponsonby on his deathbed.

  出自： E. M. Delafield

近反义词

【近义词】

• wring 拧
• squeeze 挤压
• extract 摘录
• wrest 夺取
• force 武力
• screw 螺钉
• wring from 向 ... 勒索
• gouge 用圆凿子挖
• rack 行李架