extort
英 [ɪk'stɔːt; ek-]
美 [ɪk'stɔrt]
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extort 勒索ex-, 向外。-tort, 扭曲，词源同turn, contort. 即过高要求，勒索。
- extort
- extort: see torment
- extort (v.)
- 1520s (as a past participle adj. from early 15c.), "obtain by force or compulsion; wrest away by oppressive means," from Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere "obtain by force," literally "wrench out" (see extortion). Related: Extorted; extorting.
- 1. Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.
- 有些地方执法官滥用逮捕权进行逼供。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The police used torture to extort a confession from him.
- 警察对他用刑逼供.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.
- 勒索者企图向他勒索一大笔钱.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The police used torture to extort a confession from me.
- 警方用刑逼我口供.
来自辞典例句
- 5. They absolutely must not harm the people or extort money from them.
- 严格禁止坑害勒索群众.
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