| 释义 |
blackmail/ˈblækmeil/ n. & v.●n. 1a an extortion of payment in return for not disclosing discreditable information, a secret, etc. (以不泄露丢失的信息、秘密等而)勒索，敲诈 b any payment extorted in this way 勒索来的财物 2 the use of threats or moral pressure 恐吓；胁迫 ●v. tr. 1 extort or try to extort money etc. from (a person) by blackmail 勒索，敲诈(某人) (钱财等) 2 threaten, coerce 恐吓 □ blackmailer n.[BLACK + obsolete mail ‘rent’: Old English mɑˉl from Old Norse mɑˊl ‘agreement’] |