extort vt. 1.强夺;敲诈,勒索(from); 强求,逼迫。 2.曲解,牵强附会。 He extorted a promise from me. 他硬要我答应。 extort a bizzare sense from the few words 对片言只字作牵强附会的曲解。 adj. -ive
extorters extorter ; n. ; extort的变形 ; extort ; [ik'st?:t] ; vt. ; 【法律】 ; (通过暴力、威胁等手段)敲诈、勒索,逼取,强取(钱财、情报等),逼(供)(from,of,out of): ; to extort money from merchants ; 向商人勒索钱财 ; to use torture to extort a confession from someone ; 刑讯逼供 ; (滥用职权、权势)侵吞,侵占 ; 迫使,强求: ; Her wit and intelligence extorted their admiration. ; 她的聪明才智使他们不得不佩服。 ; 牵强地推断出(或引出)(词义等)(from): ; to extort a bizarre sense from the few words ; 对只言片语作牵强附会的曲解 ; 近义词: ; extract