单词 | blackmail |
释义 | nounverbblack·mailBrE /ˈblækmeɪl/ NAmE /ˈblækmeɪl/ noun [U ]the crime of demanding money from a person by threatening to tell sb else a secret about them 勒索;敲诈the act of putting pressure on a person or a group to do sth they do not want to do , for example by making threats or by making them feel guilty 胁迫;威胁;恐吓◆ emotional /moral blackmail 情感上/道德上胁迫black·mailBrE /ˈblækmeɪl/ NAmE /ˈblækmeɪl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they blackmail BrE /ˈblækmeɪl/ NAmE /ˈblækmeɪl/ present simple - he / she / it blackmails BrE /ˈblækmeɪlz/ NAmE /ˈblækmeɪlz/ past simple blackmailed BrE /ˈblækmeɪld/ NAmE /ˈblækmeɪld/ past participle blackmailed BrE /ˈblækmeɪld/ NAmE /ˈblækmeɪld/ -ing form blackmailing BrE /ˈblækmeɪlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈblækmeɪlɪŋ/ to force sb to give you money or do sth for you by threatening them , for example by saying you will tell people a secret about them 勒索;敲诈;要挟;胁迫◆ ~sb She blackmailed him for years by threatening to tell the newspapers about their affair . 她以向报界公开他们的私情要挟了他很多年。◆ ~sb into doing sth The President said he wouldn't be blackmailed into agreeing to the terrorists' demands . 总统说他不会因受恐怖分子的威胁而答应他们的要求。 |
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