| 释义 |
bribe /braɪb/ n. | vt. | vi.
I n.
贿赂，用来买通别人的钱财(或物品、好处等)；诱饵
accept (或 take) a bribe from sb. 受某人贿赂
pay (或 offer, give) bribes to sb. 向某人行贿
use bribes of candy to get a small child to go to bed 用糖果哄小孩睡觉
II ❶ vt.
1. 向…行贿；收买，买通
bribe a judge 向法官行贿
Some members of the Committee seem to have been bribed. 委员会的某些委员似乎受了贿。
He had been bribed into silence. 他被收买而闭口不言。
2. 用贿赂打开(门路)
He bribed his way to power. 他靠行贿获得权力。
3. 〈古〉用贿赂买得(或获得)
❷ vi.
行贿
a man not above bribing to gain his end 为达目的不惜行贿的人
[<OFr: morsel of bread given to beggars < briber to beg] |