Blackmail

[ 'blækˌmeil ]
第5级 其它 Other
n. 敲诈,勒索;(盗匪征收的)保护费,免抢税; vt. 胁迫,勒索,敲诈,讹诈;

📝 例句

Supposing he tried to blackmail you?
要是他想要敲诈你呢?
It was a form of blackmail.
那是一种讹诈。
If someone tried to blackmail me I would tell the police.
如果有人企图敲诈我,我就向警察告发。
Yusef wouldn't blackmail for money.
尤塞夫不会用借钱的手段进行敲诈的。
"What's your blackmail for this?" vociferated Harran.
“这一下你要勒索多少?”哈伦大声叫道。

🌱 联想助记

【记】※ black-黑色,mail-邮件:勒索邮件常用黑色的信封 ※ black-黑色,mail-邮件:发出黑色邮件,到处实施敲诈

✅ 同义词

📖 牛津释义

blackmail n[U] 1 demanding money (from sb) by threatening to reveal information which could harm him 勒索; 敲诈 be found guilty of blackmail 被裁决犯有勒索罪. 2 use of threats to influence a person or group 用威胁来左右别人 `Increase productivity or lose your jobs.' `That's blackmail!' `你们要提高生产率, 不然就把你们解雇!'`这是要挟!'. blackmail, v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (into doing sth) force sb to do sth by blackmail 要挟某人做某事 He was blackmailed by an enemy agent (into passing on state secrets). 敌特威胁他(要他交出国家机密). The strikers refused to be blackmailed into returning to work. 罢工者拒绝了要挟复工的条件.

🎯 考研助记

黑色(black)邮件(mail), 敲诈 勒索

🔁 扩展释义

*['blækmeil]n. 勒索vt. 勒索【法】 敲诈, 勒索, 恐吓取财

📖 同为「博士」词汇

heater n. 加热器,炉子;加热的人;<美俚>手枪;<美俚>雪茄烟;
torpedo n. 鱼雷;油井爆破筒;[鱼]电鯆;职业杀手; vt. 用鱼雷袭击;破坏;(在油井内)装置爆破筒;使失去(活动能力等);
melody n. 旋律,曲调;美妙的音乐,和谐的调子;好听的声音;歌曲;
spinal adj. 脊柱的,与脊柱有关的;针的,刺的;棘状突起的; adv. 在脊骨方面,压着脊骨; n. [医]脊髓麻醉;
trickle v. 滴;细细地流;使淌下;慢慢地移动; n. 滴;涓流;细流;稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西;
hydraulic adj. 水力的,水压的;用水发动的;[建]水硬的;水力学的;
toll n. 通行费;伤亡人数;钟声;长途电话费; v. 鸣钟;敲钟;
adverbial adj. 副词的,状语的; n. 状语;
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🗣️ 情景例句

I also have a part-time job.
我还有一个兼职工作。
You should take the advice of your teacher.
你应该听老师的话?
First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else. To help you do this, read the following questions and write down the answers:
首先,重要的一点是要了解你自己是个什么样的人,有哪些特殊的品质使你与众不同。为了帮助你做到这一点,阅读下面的问题并写下答案。
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📊 同为专业词汇

gunpowder n. 火药;有烟火药,黑色火药;中国珠茶;
thrall n. <文>奴隶;奴役;奴隶制;奴隶般受支配的人;
knead vt. 揉;捏(面团、湿粘土等);按摩;揉捏(肌肉等);
questionable adj. 可疑的,有疑问的; adv. 可疑地,不真实地;
sprawl vi. 伸开四肢坐[躺];蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展; n. (城市)杂乱无序拓展的地区;随意扩展;蔓延;蔓延物;
instinctive adj. 天生的,生来的;本能的,直觉的;
halter n. 缰绳, 笼头\\n[法] 绞刑, 绞索
gabardine n. 华达呢, 粗布
anonymous adj. 无名的;假名的;匿名的;没有特色的;
ski n. 滑雪;滑雪板;滑水橇;滑行装置; v. 滑雪,滑冰;
buckwheat n. 荞麦, 荞麦片, 荞麦粉\\n[化] 荞麦
parasite n. 寄生物,寄生虫;食客;寄生植物;天线反射器;
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