plural bribes
plural bribes
Learner's definition of BRIBE
[count]
: something valuable (such as money) that is given in order to get someone to do something贿赂品；行贿物 ◊ Usually a bribe is used to get someone to do something illegal or dishonest.贿赂品通常用来买通某人去做非法或不诚实的事情。
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a police officer accused of taking/accepting bribes被控受贿的警官
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They received more than $10,000 in bribes.他们所收的贿赂超过了1万美元。
2 bribe /ˈbraɪb/ verb
bribes; bribed; bribing
bribes; bribed; bribing
Learner's definition of BRIBE
[+ object]
: to try to get someone to do something by giving or promising something valuable (such as money) : to give or offer a bribe to (someone)贿赂；收买；买通 -
She was arrested for attempting to bribe a judge.她因试图向法官行贿而被捕。
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They bribed him to keep quiet about the incident.他们收买他，要他对此事件闭口不言。
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We bribed the children with candy.我们用糖果哄孩子。