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racketeer

/ˌræ.kəˈtɪər/ /ˌræ.kɪˈtɪər/

Meanings
noun

敲诈勒索者，诈骗犯。

One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.

Examples :

"The racketeer threatened the store owner to pay him extra money, or else the store would be shut down. "
那个敲诈勒索者威胁店主，如果不给他额外的钱，就让他关门大吉。
business law organization person economy

Related Words

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

活动，积极性

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

维修站通道里一片繁忙景象。

Illustration racketeering

racketeering verb

/ˌrækɪˈtɪrɪŋ/ /ˌrækəˈtɪrɪŋ/

敲诈勒索，诈骗。

"The gang was racketeering by forcing local businesses to pay them protection money. "

那个团伙通过强迫当地商家缴纳保护费来进行敲诈勒索。

Illustration systematically

systematically adverb

/ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/ /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkəli/

系统地，有条理地

"The gardener systematically watered each plant in the rows, ensuring every one received the same amount of water. "

园丁系统地给每一排植物浇水，确保每株都得到相同的水量。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration organization

organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

有条理，组织性

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

这幅画乍一看没什么条理，但慢慢地，结构就变得清晰起来了。

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

分配，指派，任务。

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

这张流程图展示了我们委员会的任务分配情况。

Illustration threatened

threatened verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/

威胁，恐吓

"He threatened me with a knife."

他用刀威胁我。

Illustration loansharking

loansharking verb

/ˈloʊnʃɑːrkɪŋ/

放高利贷

"Desperate for money to pay his rent, he unknowingly resorted to loansharking when he agreed to borrow from a man who demanded 50% interest each week and threatened him if he didn't pay on time. "

为了付房租，他急需用钱，却在不知情的情况下，向一个每周索要50%利息，还威胁不按时还款的人借了钱，结果等于放高利贷了。

Illustration instigates

instigates verb

/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪts/

煽动，怂恿.

"to instigate a riot"

煽动暴乱

Illustration businesses

businesses noun

/ˈbɪz.nɪ.sɪz/

企业，公司。

"Many small businesses in my town are struggling due to the rising cost of rent. "

由于租金上涨，我镇上许多小型企业都在苦苦挣扎。

Illustration involvement

involvement noun

/ɪnˈvɑlvmənt/ /ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/

参与，介入，牵涉。

"The student's involvement in the school play was evident in her enthusiastic rehearsals. "

这个学生对学校戏剧的参与度很高，从她热情洋溢的排练中就能看出来。

Illustration businessman

businessman noun

/ˈbɪznəsmən/ /ˈbɪznəsmæn/

商人，生意人。

"My father is a businessman who owns a small electronics store. "

我爸爸是个商人，他拥有一家小电子产品店。