英 [ɪkˈstɔːt] 美 [ɪkˈstɔːrt]
vt. 敲诈；侵占；强求；牵强地引出
第三人称单数extorts
现在分词extorting
过去式extorted
过去分词extorted
extort /ɪkˈstɔːt/ TEM8 [ extorting extorted extorts ]
及物动词 If someone extorts money from you, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means. 勒索
Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him.
腐败的政府官员那时正向他勒索钱财。
Her kidnapper extorted a $175,000 ransom for her release.
绑架者勒索175,000美元作为释放她的赎金。
obtain through intimidation
get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
同义词： wring from
敲诈
勒索(Extortion )是一种特殊形式的胁迫。维拉斯奎兹将勒索定义为：
敲诈(Extortion):20
... 所有者权益 owner's equity 索取 extort 索取贿赂 extort bribe ...
... extortion 勒索；敲诈；强夺；被勒索的财物 extortionist 勒索者；勒索钱财 extort 敲诈；侵占；强求；牵强地引出 ...
extortionate 敲诈的；勒索的；过高的
extortion 勒索；敲诈；强夺；被勒索的财物
extortioner 敲诈者，勒索者
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。’
But many Uzbeks claim the security forces are using that as a pretext to extort money from residents.
VOA : standard.2010.06.22
It says Congolese government soldiers and rebel groups alike extort money from the villagers, rob them of their belongings and of their seeds and cattle.
VOA : standard.2009.06.21
This narrative holds that patent trolls extort virtuous companies via spurious patent infringement claims.
FORBES: Not So Scary, After All: In Defense Of Patent Trolls
At least one was accused by colleagues of trying to extort money by threatening negative coverage.
To experts, this looked like a ploy by a failing company to extort money.