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extortion n.强取；敲诈；勒索 (1) 流氓向店主们索取保护费。(2) 他将因被指控敲诈而受审。(3) 他供认了犯有合谋敲诈罪。(4) 许多黑帮以勒索的形式收取保护费。 Because extortion is a crime––mobsters are often charged with it––the word has a strict, legal meaning. It's the act of using threats or force to obtain something from someone. But the word is used in a general context as well. As you sell $5 boxes of M&Ms door-to-door to pay for your band trip to Florida, cranky neighbors may complain that, "At this price, it's extortion!" meaning they feel you're forcing them to give you their money.

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英 [ɪk'stɔːʃn] 美 [ɪk'stɔːʃn] (1) The crooks shook down the shopkeepers for extortion money.(2) He faces trial on extortion charges.(3) He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion.(4) Many gangs collected protection in the form of extortion. Extortion means forcing someone into giving you something through threats. A bully who tells kids he'll beat them up if they don't give him their lunch money is guilty of extortion. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]敲诈罪；勒索罪 Extortion is the crime of obtaining something from someone, especially money, by using force or threats. He has been charged with extortion and abusing his powers.他被控犯有敲诈勒索罪和滥用职权罪。

英语单词	extortion
英美音标	英 [ɪk'stɔːʃn] 美 [ɪk'stɔːʃn]
中文释义	n.强取；敲诈；勒索
英语例句	(1) The crooks shook down the shopkeepers for extortion money. (2) He faces trial on extortion charges. (3) He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion. (4) Many gangs collected protection in the form of extortion.
中文例句	(1) 流氓向店主们索取保护费。 (2) 他将因被指控敲诈而受审。 (3) 他供认了犯有合谋敲诈罪。 (4) 许多黑帮以勒索的形式收取保护费。
vocabulary简明	Extortion means forcing someone into giving you something through threats. A bully who tells kids he'll beat them up if they don't give him their lunch money is guilty of extortion.
vocabulary扩展	Because extortion is a crime––mobsters are often charged with it––the word has a strict, legal meaning. It's the act of using threats or force to obtain something from someone. But the word is used in a general context as well. As you sell $5 boxes of M&Ms door-to-door to pay for your band trip to Florida, cranky neighbors may complain that, "At this price, it's extortion!" meaning they feel you're forcing them to give you their money.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]敲诈罪；勒索罪 Extortion is the crime of obtaining something from someone, especially money, by using force or threats. He has been charged with extortion and abusing his powers. 他被控犯有敲诈勒索罪和滥用职权罪。

Extortion Money Guilty Forcing Threats Give Charged Word