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单词 blackmail
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blackmail
blækmeɪl ˈblækˌmeɪl
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense blackmails, present participle blackmailing, past tense , past participle blackmailed
1 N-UNCOUNT 勒索;敲诈;讹诈 Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money. 勒索;敲诈;讹诈
  • It looks like the pictures were being used for blackmail.

    这些照片好像被用于敲诈勒索。

  • Opponents accused him of blackmail and extortion.

    对方指控他敲诈勒索。

SYN threat, intimidation, ransom, compulsion
2 N-UNCOUNT (情感或道德上的)迫使,胁迫 If you describe an action as emotional or moral blackmail, you disapprove of it because someone is using a person's emotions or moral values to persuade them to do something against their will. (情感或道德上的)迫使,胁迫 [disapproval]
  • The tactics employed can range from overt bullying to subtle emotional blackmail.

    从公然威吓到微妙的情感胁迫,各种战术都用上了。

3 VERB 勒索;敲诈;讹诈 If one person blackmails another person, they use blackmail against them. 勒索;敲诈;讹诈 [Also VERB n + with]
  • He told her their affair would have to stop, because Jack Smith was blackmailing him. [VERB noun]

    他告诉她说他们的婚外情必须结束了,因为杰克·史密斯正在敲诈他。

  • The government insisted that it would not be blackmailed by violence. [be VERB-ed]

    政府坚持说它不会接受暴力讹诈。

  • I thought he was trying to blackmail me into saying whatever he wanted. [VERB noun + into]

    我认为他想敲诈我,让我说出他想知道的一切。

SYN threaten, force, squeeze, compel
blackmailer
  • The nasty thing about a blackmailer is that his starting point is usually the truth.

    勒索者的可恶之处在于他一开始往往是从事实入手的。

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