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
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。
to obtain something by using force, threats, or pressure
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.
一般现在时
They extort money from small businesses.
他们向小企业勒索钱财。
一般过去时
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。
现在完成时
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。
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.
这名贪官因向当地企业敲诈贿赂而被捕。
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.
他们通过威胁迫使嫌疑人招供。
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。
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。
coerce 强调用威胁或压力迫使他人服从，宾语多为人，不专指获取钱物；extort 则强调以胁迫手段获取财物或好处。
blackmail 通常指以公开隐私或丑闻相威胁进行索取，是 extort 的一种常见形式，但 extort 不限于此。
wring 强调费力或强行挤出，略带比喻色彩；extort 更直接地表示通过威胁或暴力非法获取。
force 语义宽泛，可指各种强力使人做某事，不一定涉及非法获取；extort 专指以恐吓手段索取。
grammar · medium
易错句子The thief extorted the money the tourists.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He extortioned a confession from the prisoner.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The gang extorted the businessman to give them money.
正确表达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。
extort 指借助武力、威胁或职权强取钱财或承诺；blackmail 特指以揭露隐私或丑闻相威胁进行勒索。
extort 是强行索取，exhort 是极力劝告；二者拼写相近，但动作对象和手段完全不同。
extract 指通过物理手段取出或费力取得，不强调以威胁加害；extort 必须包含胁迫或恐吓。
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。
ex-（出，向外）+ tort（扭，扭曲）+ 无后缀；同前缀：export, exclude；同词根：distort, torture
敲诈勒索行为针对的对象。
勒索者常要求对方支付赎金。
勒索通常通过威胁手段实施。
勒索往往以获取钱财为目的。
实施敲诈勒索的违法行为人。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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。