extort
英 [?k'st??t; ek-]
美[?k'st?rt]
- vt. 敲詐；侵占；強求；牽強地引出
IELTSGRETEM8擴展詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?extorts;過去式:?extorted;過去分詞:?extorted;現在分詞:?extorting;名詞:?extortion;
中文詞源
extort 勒索
ex-, 向外。-tort, 扭曲，詞源同turn, contort. 即過高要求，勒索。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.
- 有些地方執法官濫用逮捕權進行逼供。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The police used torture to extort a confession from him.
- 警察對他用刑逼供.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.
- 勒索者企圖向他勒索一大筆錢.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The police used torture to extort a confession from me.
- 警方用刑逼我口供.
來自辭典例句
- 5. They absolutely must not harm the people or extort money from them.
- 嚴格禁止坑害勒索群眾.
來自互聯網