extort
vt. 敲诈; 曲解
If someone extorts money from you, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means.
Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him...
腐败的政府官员向他敲诈钱财。
Her kidnapper extorted a £75,000 ransom for her release.
绑架者索要75,000英镑赎金才肯放她。
If someone extorts something from you, they get it from you with difficulty or by using unfair means.
Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.
有些地方执法官滥用逮捕权进行逼供。
1. obtain through intimidation
2. obtain by coercion or intimidation;
3. get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.
勒索者企图向他勒索一大笔钱.
Criminal groups have used such information to extort sensitive information from employees in the past.
犯罪组织过去利用此类信息向有关员工勒索敏感信息.
They absolutely must not harm the people or extort money from them.
严格禁止坑害勒索群众.
Don't extort money from others.
勿强拿别人的钱.
She did at last extort from her father an acknowledgment that the horses were engaged.
她终于逼得父亲不得不承认──那儿匹拉车子的马已经有了别的用处.