1
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。
勒索；敲诈；强要
extorting — present participle of extort
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
勒索；敲诈；强要
to obtain something by using force, threats, or pressure
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。
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.
以敲诈勒索罪行手段获得。
To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
向外扭转。
To twist outwards.
extort
Base
原形
extorts
3rd person
第三人称单数
extorting
-ing
现在分词
extorted
Past
过去式
extorted
Past participle
过去分词
They extort money from small businesses.
他们向小企业勒索钱财。
The gang extorted thousands of dollars from the family.
这个团伙从那个家庭敲诈了数千美元。
He has extorted bribes from several officials.
他向几名官员勒索过贿赂。
extort 常用于 extort sth from sb 结构。
A criminal tried to extort money from the shopkeeper by threatening to report her to the police.
一个罪犯试图通过威胁向警方举报店主来勒索钱财。
The corrupt official was arrested for extorting bribes from local businesses.
这名贪官因向当地企业敲诈贿赂而被捕。
They extorted a confession from the suspect by using threats.
他们通过威胁迫使嫌疑人招供。
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。
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。
Not this
The thief extorted the money the tourists.
Use this
The thief extorted the money from the tourists.
extort 的直接宾语是被敲诈的财物，来源（人）必须用介词 from 引出，不能省略。
Not this
He extortioned a confession from the prisoner.
Use this
He extorted a confession from the prisoner.
extortion 是名词，动词形式是 extort；不要把名词当动词用。
Not this
The gang extorted the businessman to give them money.
Use this
The gang extorted money from the businessman.
extort 不接人作宾语，也不接不定式结构；表示‘向某人勒索某物’要用 extort sth from sb。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
逼某人作出承诺
She extorted a promise from him not to tell anyone.
她逼他作出不告诉任何人的承诺。
Use extorting naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：恶霸把钱包硬‘拖’出来还威胁你——extort 就是勒索、敲诈。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.