Blackmail

[ 'blækˌmeil ]
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n. 敲诈,勒索;(盗匪征收的)保护费,免抢税; vt. 胁迫,勒索,敲诈,讹诈;

📝 例句

Supposing he tried to blackmail you?
要是他想要敲诈你呢?
It was a form of blackmail.
那是一种讹诈。
If someone tried to blackmail me I would tell the police.
如果有人企图敲诈我,我就向警察告发。
Yusef wouldn't blackmail for money.
尤塞夫不会用借钱的手段进行敲诈的。
"What's your blackmail for this?" vociferated Harran.
“这一下你要勒索多少?”哈伦大声叫道。

🌱 联想助记

【记】※ black-黑色,mail-邮件:勒索邮件常用黑色的信封 ※ black-黑色,mail-邮件:发出黑色邮件,到处实施敲诈

✅ 同义词

📖 牛津释义

blackmail n[U] 1 demanding money (from sb) by threatening to reveal information which could harm him 勒索; 敲诈 be found guilty of blackmail 被裁决犯有勒索罪. 2 use of threats to influence a person or group 用威胁来左右别人 `Increase productivity or lose your jobs.' `That's blackmail!' `你们要提高生产率, 不然就把你们解雇!'`这是要挟!'. blackmail, v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (into doing sth) force sb to do sth by blackmail 要挟某人做某事 He was blackmailed by an enemy agent (into passing on state secrets). 敌特威胁他(要他交出国家机密). The strikers refused to be blackmailed into returning to work. 罢工者拒绝了要挟复工的条件.

🎯 考研助记

黑色(black)邮件(mail), 敲诈 勒索

🔁 扩展释义

*['blækmeil]n. 勒索vt. 勒索【法】 敲诈, 勒索, 恐吓取财

📖 同为「博士」词汇

heater n. 加热器,炉子;加热的人;<美俚>手枪;<美俚>雪茄烟;
torpedo n. 鱼雷;油井爆破筒;[鱼]电鯆;职业杀手; vt. 用鱼雷袭击;破坏;(在油井内)装置爆破筒;使失去(活动能力等);
melody n. 旋律,曲调;美妙的音乐,和谐的调子;好听的声音;歌曲;
spinal adj. 脊柱的,与脊柱有关的;针的,刺的;棘状突起的; adv. 在脊骨方面,压着脊骨; n. [医]脊髓麻醉;
trickle v. 滴;细细地流;使淌下;慢慢地移动; n. 滴;涓流;细流;稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西;
hydraulic adj. 水力的,水压的;用水发动的;[建]水硬的;水力学的;
toll n. 通行费;伤亡人数;钟声;长途电话费; v. 鸣钟;敲钟;
adverbial adj. 副词的,状语的; n. 状语;
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🗣️ 情景例句

Where's your grandson Robbie and his friend Alexandra?
你的孙子Robbie和他的朋友Alexandra呢?
Politeness is to do and say the kindest thing in the kindest way.
文雅就是善良地做事,和善地说话。
How long was that?
多长时间了?
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📊 同为专业词汇

hallway n. 门厅;玄关;走廊
Swede n. 瑞典人
copious adj. 丰富的;大量的;多产的;冗长的;
mantel n. 壁炉架
socialism n. 社会主义;
emigrate vt. 移居国外;
oratory n. 演讲, 雄辩术, 演讲术, 雄辩
projection n. 预测;规划,设计;[心]投射;突起物;
stratagem n. 诡计,计谋;花招;
usurp vt. 篡夺;侵占,霸占;盗用;夺取,强夺; vi. 篡夺;篡权;侵占;侵害;
specification n. 规格;详述;说明书;
poster n. 海报,招贴,公告;招贴画;张贴者;[古语]急行的人,匆忙赶路的人;
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