extort[ik'stɔ:t]

• vt.
  • 【法律】
    • (通过暴力、威胁等手段)敲诈、勒索，逼取，强取(钱财、情报等)，逼(供)(from，of，out of):

      to extort money from merchants

      向商人勒索钱财

      to use torture to extort a confession from someone

      刑讯逼供

    • (滥用职权、权势)侵吞，侵占
  • 迫使，强求：

    Her wit and intelligence extorted their admiration.

    她的聪明才智使他们不得不佩服。

  • 牵强地推断出(或引出)(词义等)(from):

    to extort a bizarre sense from the few words

    对只言片语作牵强附会的曲解

• 近义词:

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