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单词

extort

读音
ɪkˈstɔːt
美式 ɪkˈstɔːrt
英式 ɪkˈstɔːt
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释义

["vt. 敲诈;侵占;强求;牵强地引出\n \n [\n 第三人称单数\n extorts\n 现在分词\n extorting\n 过去式\n extorted\n 过去分词\n extorted\n ]"]

例句

Both extort large sumsof money from mines they control.
他们都从他们控制的矿山那里敲诈了很多钱。
You shouldn't go after a journalist just because they bought stolen property and tried to extort you.
你不应该跟在一个记者后面,仅仅因为他们购买了偷来的专利,然后试图敲诈你。
'you shouldn't go after a journalist because they bought stolen property and tried to extort you.'
‘你不可能因为这些记者买了赃物以后想勒索你而追着他不放。’
Worse, such logic has been used in similar cases to extort money from a good Samaritan

强化记忆

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We also complain about civil servants like police officers,who extort money from everyday hardworking citizens.But most civil servants are grossly underpaid
and dozens of glossies made.Anyone begging for money or trying to extort from mewould receive a copy of the picture and nothing else."
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专八真题近十五年,经济学人(The Economist)