| 词汇 | bribed |
| 释义 | bribed past simple and past participle ofbribe bribe verb[ T ] uk /braɪb/ us /braɪb/ C1 to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want : 贿赂;收买 He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.他贿赂移民官员非法入境。 [ + to infinitive ]They bribed the waiter to find them a better table.他们贿赂餐厅服务员，让他找一张好一点的桌子。 He discovered that certain corrupt officials had been bribed to approve shoddy construction work. Apparently various prominent businessmen had been bribing the minister for favours. He bribed the children with sweets and pocket money not to tell their mum what he'd done. "You can have my chocolate bar if you'll tell me the answer." "Are you trying to bribe me?" They should not have been allowed over the border, but somehow they managed to bribe the guards. Fraud & corruption anti-bribery anti-corruption anti-counterfeiting anti-fraud Augean bribe defalcation defraud defraud someone/something of something dolus embezzle imposture insider dealing launder malfeasance malpractice match-fixing nobble pyramid scheme siphon Examples of bribedbribed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Prosecutions of the international companies found to have bribed him were scheduled to follow. Passing as a "potwaller" could gain them a vote, for which they could be bribed with money or food and drink. Some unscrupulous litigation masters bribed the clerks in charge to tamper with submitted accusations, rebuttals and evidence, or worse still, to rewrite case records. Some mills bribed exchange officials, paying them to overlook the regulations. Some had been bribed beyond resistance with beer. Such men were not so much bribed as rewarded for their votes. Similarly, people who worked in ministries and other bureaucratic institutions would often be much more helpful once they were bribed. They can therefore be bribed by rent seekers so that it is ensured that even the most urgent reforms do not take place. Court cases are delayed for years, and rumours say judges can be bribed. Several of the officials whom they had bribed led them to believe that that scenario would be adopted, but in the end the delegation was in for quite a shock. Time is likely to cause the best-motivated personnel in the world to become lax and inattentive - not to mention the fact that they may be outwitted, bribed, or subverted. The people suspected that the survey was for the sole purpose of levying more taxes, and hence many of them bribed the clerks to keep them off the registers. Will the farmer have to be bribed to do so? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that these are the ones who may eventually become frightened or bribed jurors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its officials had more or less to be bribed to carry on. 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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