音标：[ik'stɒ:ʃәn] ；

n. 勒索, 敲诈, 强取
[经] 勒索, 强夺

n. an exorbitant charge
n. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
n. the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

词型变化：名词复数形式 : extortions

词性分布：

名词100%

extortion的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

The crooks shook down the shopkeepers for extortion money.流氓向店主们索取保护费。
He faces trial on extortion charges.他将因被指控敲诈而受审。
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion.他供认了犯有合谋敲诈罪。
She did fifteen years for extortion and bank robbery.她因犯勒索罪和抢劫银行罪，服了15年的刑。
Many gangs collected protection in the form of extortion.许多黑帮以勒索的形式收取保护费。

词汇搭配

extort勒索

经典引文

By bribery and extortion he had obtained vast sums of money.
出自：J. A. Froude
The Dover boatmen, whose extortions may boast the prescription of three centuries.
出自：J. S. Brewer

【近义词】

exaction勒索
coercion强迫
pressure压强
blackmail勒索
force武力
shakedown<俚>勒索

访谈录 2009-10-06&10-09 《大卫牙擦苏》主持人因性

Late Show host David Letterman return to work today to face an audience for the first time since revealing the extortion plot. He is literally just starting taping a show right now. And of course, you could imagine, hottest ticket in town, fans began

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(386) / 评论(0)

访谈录2009

美国有线新闻 CNN 2014-02-05

Welcome to the potcast, where comes to politicians trading money and power and you'll see how Washington got broken, without anyone breaking the law. Let's get started. What you guys see tonight, what summer call the extortion gain play for personal

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(347) / 评论(0)

CNN2014年(二)月

法律英语：74 Extortion and Blackmail

by Adam Freedman Last year saw some high profile blackmail cases, including those involving talk show host Dave Letterman and actor John Travolta. The crime of extortion is reportedly on the rise--and you dont have to be famous to be targeted by a bl

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(320) / 评论(0)

法律英语 Legal Lad

国家地理:Predators behind bars 监狱生死门: 牢笼恶兽

Albert has been a Crip since age 12. He is one of the first generations of the Los Angeles based Gang, a group known as the Original Baby Gangsters. His seniority puts him near the top of the Crips' national hierarchy. Here in Lebanon, he runs a crim

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(335) / 评论(0)

国家地理2007年

美国国家公共电台 NPR Dissident Rebels In Colombia Ignore Peace Treaty And Continue Extortion

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Rebels in Colombia have stopped fighting a civil war. Some have not stopped the techniques they have perfected over the years for making a living. During the war, the rebel group known as the FARC earned millions of dollars by ex

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(371) / 评论(0)

2017年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

支付宝推出"扶老人险"引起社会广泛热议

A controversial insurance policy that will protect good Samaritans from being sued by elderly people was recently launched in China, news portal cnr.cn reported on Thursday. 新闻门户网站央广网在星期四报道，一个有争议的保险政策

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(322) / 评论(0)

英语新闻

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-06

1. There was confusion during the last moments before US Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson. In newly released audio recordings, it appears that the air traffic controller didn't hear the pilot's warning. The pilot safely landed the plane i

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(387) / 评论(0)

美联社新闻一分钟2009年(二)月

美语听力 English Cafe 182

Topics: Ask an American: corruption in U.S. politics; have to versus must; what about versus how about; worthy versus necessary Words: public service wheeling and dealing to trade campaign contribution in exchange bribe extortion conflict of interest

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(291) / 评论(0)

美语听力 English Cafe

最新学习文章

热门学习文章

热门标签

英语听力 VOA标准英语 VOA 英语歌曲口语听力提高听力材料听力教程英语学习 NPR 英语口语 VOA慢速英语美国国家电台儿童英语 VOA英语小学英语 cnn VOA常速英语标准英语英文歌曲听电影学英语英语单词英文电影慢速英语 CRI 美联社新闻美国有线新闻加州分级澳洲新闻流行歌曲常速英语 ABC新闻快递疯狂英语英语读物听力棚车少年经济学人英语词汇商务英语 VOA双语新闻 BBC 中国电台大学英语 Treasures 加州语文 BBC英语英语听力网站 VOA英语教学词汇万花筒 SSS VOA英语听力 AP 新概念分级英语英语广播听力精选英语播客英文绘本 TED演讲赖世雄英语MP3 CCTV9英语新闻 lesson 英语新闻初中英语学英语英语语法历史上的今天英文广播剧英语游戏原版英语小说英语有声读物书虫英语牛津英语读物访谈录新闻一分钟考研英语英语每日在线听新闻 Us 新概念英语地道英语单词第二册自然百科高中英语 sports 实用英语 MP3听力辛沛沛 ESL英语第一册英语每日一句 unit 新东方 GRE 每日一词 BBC听力

学英语单词

accelerated freeze-drying

at the node above the cotyledons