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extort
UK [ɪk'stɔ:t] US [-'stɔ:rt] verb transitive
■to get something by force or threat, or with difficulty 敲诈，勒索；强求•He had been extorting money from the old lady for years.他向那个老太太勒索钱财长达数年之久。 •Police have not so far been able to extort a confession from the people accused of the bombing.到目前为止，警方一直未能令那些被控涉嫌爆炸案的人开口认罪。 |