| 词汇 | extorted |
| 释义 | extorted past simple and past participle ofextort extort verb[ T ] uk /ɪkˈstɔːt/ us /ɪkˈstɔːrt/ to get something by force or threats, or with difficulty: 敲诈，勒索;强求 extort something from someoneHe had been extorting money from the old lady for years.他向那个老太太勒索钱财长达数年之久。 Police have not so far been able to extort a confession from the people accused of the bombing.到目前为止，警方一直未能让那些被指控制造爆炸案的人开口认罪。 Getting, receiving and accepting acceptance acquirable acquire acquisition awardee carve draw earn get back get out of something get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom glom onto something/someone go to someone score screw screw something out of someone seize seize on/upon something snap something up Related wordextortion Examples of extortedextorted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is generally agreed that extorted promises are void ab initio. But nobody any longer believes the confessions extorted by a totalitarian police and produced in these trials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the newspaper reports it does not appear that the false confessions were extorted by the police, who moreover did not act upon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Very occasionally there are cases in which it appears that false confessions have been faked or extorted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other revolutionary guerrillas have prevailed where they have enjoyed or extorted the support or acquiescence of a mass population. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I only urge that it may be given as a concession and not be extorted from us in later years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many millions are being extorted in this way by the landlord class from the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need that kind of investment in this country from private pockets, not extorted from the taxpayer by the use of parliamentary majorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How can we possibly protect him against having the maximum possible fares and freights extorted from him by the private road hauliers? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ordinary people - those who have never speculated on currencies - continue to travel and make purchases while having money extorted from them by bank committees. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Great sums are extorted by blackmail from firms who have got to pay or go out of business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rule should be a fair price but not an extorted price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same price for cement continues to be extorted from the general community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, more money on top of that which has been extorted from us already will be needed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today, the euro is going to be launched against the people, or without them, or even by relying on consent which was extorted by deception. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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