Word · Frequency #20836
extort
勒索；敲诈；强要
to obtain something by using force, threats, or pressure
- 1.
To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
通过暴力、威胁、胁迫、酷刑或任何不当或非法行使权力或巧计,从非自愿者处夺取或强取。
- 2.
To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
以敲诈勒索罪行手段获得。
- 3.
To twist outwards.
向外扭转。
通过暴力、威胁、胁迫、酷刑或任何不当或非法行使权力或巧计,从非自愿者处夺取或强取。；以敲诈勒索罪行手段获得。；向外扭转。；勒索；敲诈
In use
A criminal tried to extort money from the shopkeeper by threatening to report her to the police.
The corrupt official was arrested for extorting bribes from local businesses.
They extorted a confession from the suspect by using threats.
extort sth from sb
They extorted a large sum of money from the old man.
他们从老人那里勒索了一大笔钱。
extort sth out of sb
out of 与 from 意思相近，但语气稍非正式。
The gang tried to extort a promise out of the witness.
该团伙试图逼证人作出承诺。
Verb forms
base extort · third person extorts · -ing extorting · past extorted · past participle extorted
extort 常用于 extort sth from sb 结构。
Connections
Collocations
- extort money from someone
- 向某人勒索钱财
- The gang tried to extort money from local shopkeepers.这伙人试图向当地店主勒索钱财。
- extort a confession
- 逼供；逼取口供
- The police were accused of using threats to extort a confession.警方被指控用威胁逼取口供。
- extort information
- 逼问信息；敲诈情报
- He used the photos to extort information from his rival.他利用照片向对手逼问信息。
- extort a payment
- 勒索付款；敲诈钱财
- They extorted a payment from the family before releasing the hostage.他们在释放人质之前向这家人勒索了一笔钱。
- extort concessions
- 强行索取让步
- The union was accused of trying to extort concessions from management.工会被指控试图强行从管理层索取让步。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：恶霸把钱包硬‘拖’出来还威胁你——extort 就是勒索、敲诈。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律/执法语境、新闻报道 extort 通常用于正式语境，多出现在法律、新闻或执法报道中，指通过威胁、胁迫获取钱财或好处；日常口语中偶有使用，但带有明显的法律或犯罪色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的标准发音均以 /ɔːt/ 结尾，与 extort 的重读音节 /stɔːt/ 押韵。sort、port、short、sport 的拼写都含 -ort；court 和 taught 拼写不同但发音也押韵。注意 tortoise、forty 等词拼写相近，但读音不同，不押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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