extort
英[ɪk'stɔːt;ek-]
美[ɪk'stɔrt]
- vt. 敲诈；侵占；强求；牵强地引出
英英释意
- 1. obtain through intimidation
- 2. obtain by coercion or intimidation;
- "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"
- "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
- 3. get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner