PHRASAL VERB 威胁;勒索;搜身 If someone shakes you down, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you. 威胁;勒索;搜身 [US] [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes. [VERB PREP. noun]
他下令取消公路上的警方检查站，因为警察们在这些地方向司机强行索要贿赂。
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Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money. [VERB PREP. noun (not pronoun)]
居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。