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extort
UK //ɪkˈstɔːt//US //ɪkˈstɔːrt//
词源
源自拉丁语 'extortus'，意为 '强行扭出'，由 'ex-'（向外）和 'torquere'（扭曲）组成。
verb
❶ 通过威胁或暴力手段强迫他人交出钱财或物品，通常指非法获取财物或信息的行为。
“The gangsters extorted money from local businesses by threatening to burn down their shops.”
（黑帮分子威胁要烧毁店铺，以此向当地商家勒索钱财。）
“He was arrested for trying to extort confidential documents from a government employee.”
（他因试图从一名政府雇员那里勒索机密文件而被捕。）
同义词:blackmail, coerce, squeeze, wring
常见短语
extort money from someone — 通过威胁或暴力手段从某人那里强行获取钱财，通常用于描述非法行为。
“The criminals extorted money from the shop owner by threatening his family.”
（犯罪分子通过威胁店主家人来勒索钱财。）