extort; blackmail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to extort; to blackmail
derogatory强调使用威胁手段(如暴力、揭露秘密)来非法获取钱财或利益。通常用于法律、社会等正式语境,属于贬义词。
Nà那
ge个
tuán团
huǒ伙
xiàng向
xiǎo小
diàn店
zhǔ主
lè勒
suǒ索
bǎo保
hù护
fèi费
。
That gang extorted protection money from the small shopkeepers.
Tā他
shǒu手
wò握
bié别
rén人
de的
bǎ把
bǐng柄
,
shì试
tú图
lè勒
suǒ索
duì对
fāng方
。
He held evidence against someone and tried to blackmail them.
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Wǎng网
luò络
lè勒
suǒ索
àn案
jiàn件
rì日
yì益
zēng增
duō多
。
Cases of online extortion are increasing.
Tā他
bèi被
zhǐ指
kòng控
lè勒
suǒ索
gōng公
sī司
qián钱
cái财
。
He was charged with extorting money from the company.
Miàn面
duì对
lè勒
suǒ索
,
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
bàn办
fǎ法
shì是
bào报
jǐng警
。
When facing extortion, the best course of action is to report it to the police.