blackmail
['blæk.meɪl] noun uncountable
ADVANCED
■when you get money from people or force them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them 敲诈，勒索，讹诈•In a position of authority, a weakness for the opposite sex leaves you open to blackmail.处在领导岗位的人，容易因对异性的偏爱而被人计算。
['blæk.meɪl] verb transitive
ADVANCED
■to get money from someone by blackmail 勒索，敲诈•They used the photographs to blackmail her into spying for them.他们用这些照片勒索她为他们提供情报。 |