chantage

/ʃɑnˈtɑʒ/ /ʃɒnˈtɑʒ/

Meanings

noun

敲诈，勒索。

Blackmail; the extortion of money by threats of scandalous revelations

Examples :

"The employee threatened to reveal the company's illegal practices if he wasn't given a raise; this was clear chantage. "

如果公司不给他涨工资，那个员工就威胁要揭露公司的非法行为；这明显是敲诈勒索。

Related Words

threats noun

/θɹɛts/

威胁，恐吓。

"The student received detention for making threats against his classmate. "

这个学生因为威胁他的同学而被留校察看。

blackmail noun

/ˈblækmeɪl/

敲诈勒索，勒索。

"The politician resigned after facing blackmail for hiding a past affair. "

这位政客因隐瞒过去的风流韵事而面临勒索，最终辞职。

extortion noun

/ɪkˈstɔːʃn/ /ɪkˈstɔːɹʃn/

敲诈，勒索

"The store owner was a victim of extortion, forced to pay money to the gang to avoid damage to his shop. "

这家店主是敲诈勒索的受害者，被迫向黑帮交钱，以避免店铺遭到破坏。

threatened verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/

威胁，恐吓

"He threatened me with a knife."

他用刀威胁我。

employee noun

/(ˌ)ɪm-/

员工，雇员

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

鼓励你的员工更努力工作的一个方法就是给他们提供激励。

revelations noun

/ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz/ /ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃnz/

揭示，披露，揭露。

"The journalist's revelations about the company's illegal activities shocked the public. "

这位记者揭露的公司非法活动震惊了公众。

illegal noun

/ɪˈliːɡəl/ /ɪˈli.ɡəl/

非法行为，违法行为

"Using a fake ID was the illegal that got him expelled from school. "

使用假身份证是他被学校开除的那个非法行为。

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队，公司，团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。

scandalous adjective

/ˈskændələs/

丢脸的，可耻的，不体面的

"The teacher's decision to allow students to wear pajamas to school was considered scandalous by some parents. "

有些家长认为老师允许学生穿睡衣上学的决定是非常不像话的，简直是丢脸。

reveal noun

/ɹəˈviːl/

窗侧，门侧。

"The carpenter carefully measured the reveal of the window frame before installing the new window. "

木匠在安装新窗户之前，仔细测量了窗框的窗侧尺寸。

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

钱，货币

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

政府使用钱，这种具有法律和社会约束力的财富凭证，来支付教师的工资。 (Zhèngfǔ shǐyòng qián, zhè zhǒng jùyǒu fǎlǜ hé shèhuì yuēshù lì de cáifù píngzhèng, lái zhīfù jiàoshī de gōngzī.)

practices noun

/ˈpɹæktɪsɪz/

练习，实践。

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

他需要对这些台词进行大量的练习，才能在表演时表现出色。