| 词汇 | blackmailed |
| 释义 | blackmailed past simple and past participle ofblackmail blackmail verb[ T ] uk /ˈblæk.meɪl/ us /ˈblæk.meɪl/ C2 to get money from someone by blackmail: 敲诈，勒索;讹诈;胁迫 blackmail someone into somethingThey used the photographs to blackmail her into spying for them.他们用这些照片胁迫她为他们提供情报。 When he found out about my affair he tried to blackmail me. A computer hacker's attempt to blackmail the bank was foiled by detectives last month. The gang thought they could use the photographs to blackmail the pop star. If someone is blackmailing you, you really must inform the police. The film is about a city dealer who is blackmailing his boss. Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle fiddle flannel game-fixing grift grifter gull have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom pretext pretextual pull pull a fast oneidiom pull the wool over someone's eyesidiom racket Related wordblackmailer Examples of blackmailedblackmailed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The workers on the project also thought the new law could lead to punters being blackmailed. The group claims that it has been blackmailed. Kabukimono gambled, blackmailed people in the streets, and swaggered in entertainment districts such as the licensed quarter and public bath and theatre areas. They blackmailed me by saying that they would refuse to ride in the car if it did not use unleaded petrol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The residents were blackmailed with detrimental developments to their environment unless they caved in and abandoned their opposition to the planning application. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And, of course, persons may be blackmailed about crimes that we should describe as diabolical, and which in almost no circumstances should go without prosecution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know how much voluntary bodies need money, but they should not be blackmailed into providing essential services which the local authority should provide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are horrified at the way some of these girls are blackmailed by these people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under the protection of the law, people in all parts of the country are being blackmailed and robbed at the present time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only implication of accepting them was that one was prepared to be blackmailed by anyone who had the power to carry out such threats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand the position, but we must not be blackmailed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The employers must realise that they are allowing themselves to be blackmailed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why allow themselves to be blackmailed into submission by demands from other quarters? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More than one solicitor advised a person who was being blackmailed to pay up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The technique was that they were blackmailed into submission. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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