blackmail
发音
英 [ˈblækmeɪl]
美 [ˈblækmeɪl]
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- n.
- 敲诈，勒索
- （盗匪征收的）保护费，免抢税
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- vt.
- 胁迫，勒索，敲诈，讹诈
单词词源
blackmail 勒索
black, 黑，此处指邪恶。mail, 此处指租金，贡金。来自16世纪苏格兰一些土匪向当地农民强制收租，类似保护费。
双语例句
- 1. This was denounced in colombo as economic blackmail .
- 科伦坡方斥责此声明为经济勒索。
- 2. Or will that look like giving in to russian blackmail ?
- 或者说这样看起来好像是对俄国的勒索表示让步？
- 3. This is not a threat or blackmail , insist eu officials .
- 欧盟官员坚持认为，这不是威胁也不是勒索。
- 4. The ploy was a bait and switch , an act of emotional blackmail .
- 整个过程就是一次诱骗你上钩的过程，一场情感上的勒索。
- 5. Almost as worrying are signs mr netanyahu wants to blackmail the obama administration .
- 几乎同样令人担忧的是有迹象表明，内塔尼亚胡想要勒索奥巴马政府。