with obj.
- persuade (someone) to act in one's favour, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement向…行贿, 贿赂; 收买, 买通：
they attempted to bribe opponents into losing
他们试图买通对手让其败下阵去
with obj. and infinitive they had bribed an official to sell them a certificate.他们买通了一位官员, 向他买了一张证明。
- a sum of money or other inducement offered or given in this way贿赂, （买通某人所用的）钱财（或物品）。
派生词
bribable
adjectivebriber
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French briber, brimber 'beg'， of unknown origin. The original sense was 'rob， extort'， hence (as a noun) 'theft， stolen goods'， also 'money extorted or demanded for favours'， later 'offer money as an inducement' （early 16th cent.）.