a bribe to [person]
He offered a bribe to the inspector.
他向检查员提供了贿赂。
贿赂；贿金
bribes — plural of bribe
行贿；贿赂行为；诱惑；引诱；用来交换影响力或作为违法诱因的东西(通常是金钱)。；向信任职位的人支付的款项,以腐蚀其判断；提供或支付此类款项的行为:贿赂行为。
Money or a gift given to someone in authority to influence their actions or decisions unfairly.
用来交换影响力或作为违法诱因的东西(通常是金钱)。
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
向信任职位的人支付的款项,以腐蚀其判断
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
提供或支付此类款项的行为:贿赂行为。
The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.
诱惑物；诱惑；吸引。
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
The politician was accused of accepting a bribe.
那名政客被指控收受贿赂。
用法提示：此处bribe为名词，指贿赂的钱财。
He offered a bribe to the official to speed up the process.
他向官员行贿以加快流程。
用法提示：此处bribe为名词，指贿赂物。
Taking a bribe is illegal in most countries.
收受贿赂在大多数国家都是非法的。
用法提示：此处bribe为名词，意为贿赂行为中收受的钱财。
He offered a bribe to the inspector.
他向检查员提供了贿赂。
She accepted a bribe for the permit.
她为许可证收受了贿赂。
强调非法回扣，常用于商业或政治贿赂
直接指贿赂行为，较正式，常用于犯罪语境
非正式用语，指作为诱惑的额外好处，语气较轻
范围更广，不限于非法，但常指贿赂中的诱因
grammar · medium
易错句子He offered a bribe to the official, but she refused to accept bribe.
正确表达He offered a bribe to the official, but she refused to accept a bribe.
错误是由于将'bribe'当作不可数名词使用。'bribe'是可数名词，因此需要不定冠词'a'或复数形式'bribes'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager was caught taking a bribed from the contractor.
正确表达The manager was caught taking a bribe from the contractor.
错误是将过去分词'bribed'误用作名词。'bribe'的名词形式是'bribe'，不是动词的过去分词。
所对义项：bribe 作名词指为腐蚀他人判断而支付的财物（贿赂）。reward 是对正当行为或成就的回报，两者在用途和合法性上相对，不可互换。
所对义项：bribe 作名词有‘引诱、诱惑’之意；deterrent 指阻止（尤其是违法行为）的因素，与贿赂的引诱作用相对，不指金钱利益。
bribery 指贿赂的行为或罪行，而 bribe 指贿赂的财物本身。
bride 与 bribe 发音相近，但意义完全不同。bride 指婚礼中的新娘。
提出贿赂；行贿
He tried to offer a bribe to the official to speed up the process.
他试图向官员行贿以加快进程。
接受贿赂
The officer was fired for accepting a bribe.
那名官员因接受贿赂而被解职。
行贿；支付贿金
They had to pay a bribe to get the contract.
他们不得不行贿才能拿到合同。
索贿；索取贿赂
The corrupt official demanded a bribe before issuing the permit.
那名腐败官员在发放许可证前索贿。
一大笔贿赂
He offered a hefty bribe to avoid prosecution.
他提供了一大笔贿赂以免被起诉。
贿金；贿赂款
The police found bribe money hidden in his car.
警方在他的车里发现了藏匿的贿金。
指给予或接受贿赂的行为，与 bribe 同源，但侧重动作或罪行。
公职人员滥用职权谋取私利，bribe 常是腐败的典型手段。
通过威胁取得财物，与 bribe 同属不法金钱交易，但方向相反。
定义指出行贿对象处于受信任职位，trust 是这个语境的关键词。
行贿的目的是换取对方的影响力或偏袒，见定义中的 exchange for influence。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.