Word · Frequency #20836
extorted
勒索；敲诈；强要
extorted is the past of extort.
核心释义
to obtain something by using force, threats, or pressure
- 1.
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。
To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
- 2.
以敲诈勒索罪行手段获得。
To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
- 3.
向外扭转。
To twist outwards.
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
用法In use
A criminal tried to extort money from the shopkeeper by threatening to report her to the police.
用法提示：extort 为及物动词，表示“勒索、敲诈”，常用搭配 extort something from someone。
The corrupt official was arrested for extorting bribes from local businesses.
用法提示：这里用现在分词 extorting 表示“敲诈、强取”，搭配 extort something from someone。
They extorted a confession from the suspect by using threats.
用法提示：extort 的过去式 extorted 表示“强要、逼迫取得”，宾语为所获得之物。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：恶霸把钱包硬‘拖’出来还威胁你——extort 就是勒索、敲诈。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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。
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