Word · Frequency #11953
blackmail
敲诈；勒索
核心释义
The act or crime of extorting money or other benefits from someone by threatening to reveal embarrassing or damaging information about them.
- 1.
以公开指控、批评或曝光相威胁,勒索金钱或好处。
The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
- 2.
以泄露不利信息相威胁进行勒索钱财
extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- 3.
可用来敲诈某人的不利材料(把柄)。
Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.
把柄；以公开指控、批评或曝光相威胁,勒索金钱或好处。；以泄露不利信息相威胁进行勒索钱财；可用来敲诈某人的不利材料(把柄)。；勒索
用法In use
The politician was forced to resign after being accused of blackmail.
用法提示：blackmail 在此用作名词，指敲诈勒索的行为。
She used the secret information as blackmail to get a promotion.
用法提示：blackmail 在此用作名词，表示勒索的手段。
Blackmail is a serious crime that can lead to imprisonment.
用法提示：blackmail 在此用作名词，表示犯罪类型。
accuse sb of blackmail
blackmail 在此类语境中为不可数名词，指敲诈行为。
The journalist accused the minister of blackmail.
记者指控部长敲诈勒索。
use sth as blackmail
这里的 blackmail 指用作要挟的证据，即“把柄”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- emotional blackmail
- 情感勒索（利用内疚或恐惧操控他人）
- She stopped using emotional blackmail to get her children to visit.她不再利用情感勒索来让子女来看望她。
- commit blackmail
- 实施敲诈勒索
- He was arrested for committing blackmail against his former employer.他因对前雇主实施敲诈勒索而被捕。
- blackmail attempt
- 敲诈企图，勒索行为
- The police investigated the blackmail attempt and identified the sender.警方调查了这起敲诈企图，并查明了寄件人的身份。
- political blackmail
- 政治讹诈（以威胁或施压谋取政治利益）
- Opposition leaders called the funding threat political blackmail.反对派领导人称这种资金威胁是政治讹诈。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一封“黑信”：把见不得光的黑材料装进信封寄给对方，威胁不给钱就曝光——黑信=blackmail，勒索把柄。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、法律语境、日常讨论 作为名词，blackmail 通常指通过威胁泄露不利信息来勒索钱财或好处，多用于新闻报道、法律语境及日常讨论中，语气中性偏正式，使用面较广。
语法说明Grammar Note
Blackmail 作为名词时通常是不可数名词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in /eɪl/, matching the final syllable of blackmail /ˈblækˌmeɪl/. Note the first syllable is pronounced like 'black' /blæk/, not 'blake'; and blackmail (stress on the first syllable) should not be confused with the phrase 'black male' /ˌblæk ˈmeɪl/, which is stressed on the second word.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.