单词 | blackmail |
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音标 | 英[ˈblækmeɪl] 美[ˈblækˌmel] |
解释 | n.敲诈,勒索;(盗匪征收的)保护费,免抢税;vt.胁迫,勒索,敲诈,讹诈; |
例句 | N-UNCOUNT 勒索;敲诈;讹诈 Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money. 例:It looks like the pictures were being used for blackmail...这些照片好像被用于敲诈勒索。 例:Opponents accused him of blackmail and extortion.对方指控他敲诈勒索。 N-UNCOUNT (情感或道德上的)迫使,胁迫 If you describe an action as emotional or moral blackmail, you disapprove of it because someone is using a person's emotions or moral values to persuade them to do something against their will. 例:The tactics employed can range from overt bullying to subtle emotional blackmail.从公然威吓到微妙的情感胁迫,各种战术都用上了。 VERB 勒索;敲诈;讹诈 If one person blackmails another person, they use blackmail against them. 例:He told her their affair would have to stop, because Jack Smith was blackmailing him...他告诉她说他们的婚外情必须结束了,因为杰克·史密斯正在敲诈他。 例:The government insisted that it would not be blackmailed by violence...政府坚持说它不会接受暴力讹诈。 |
变形 | third:blackmails~done:blackmailed~ing:blackmailing~past:blackmailed~ |
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