verb🔗Share勒索,敲诈。 To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity"to extort a promise"勒索一个承诺lawpolicegovernmentactioninhumanbusinessstatemoralvalueorganizationsufferingguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share勒索,敲诈。 To obtain by means of the offense of extortion."The bully extorted money from the younger students, threatening to spread rumors if they didn't pay. "那个恶霸勒索低年级学生们的钱,威胁说如果不给钱就散布谣言。lawpolicegovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share勒索,敲诈. To twist outwards."The tightrope walker struggled to extort his body, trying to keep his balance. "走钢丝的人努力地向外扭动身体,试图保持平衡。lawpolicebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share敲诈勒索的,勒索的 Wrongfully obtained."You are right! "Extort" is a verb, not an adjective. My apologies. Here's a sentence using it correctly as a verb: "The bully tried to extort lunch money from the younger students by threatening them." "那个恶霸试图通过威胁年幼的学生来勒索他们的午餐钱。lawguiltpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading