extorting
v. 敲詐( extort的現在分詞 ); 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...
腐敗的政府官員向他敲詐錢財。
Her kidnapper extorted a £75,000 ransom for her release.
綁架者索要75,000英鎊贖金才肯放她。
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.
有些地方執法官濫用逮捕權進行逼供。
He's been charged with extorting protection money from the shopkeepers.
他被指控對店主敲詐勒索保護費.
He did the kidnapping as a way of extorting money.
他綁架的目的只是為了訛錢.
The tax collector has been charged with extorting money from several shopkeepers.
收稅員受到指控,罪名是向幾個店主勒索錢財.
He's been charged with extorting money from several shopkeepers.
他受到指控,罪名是向幾個店主勒索錢財.