V-T If someone extorts money from you, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means. 勒索
Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him.
腐败的政府官员那时正向他勒索钱财。
Her kidnapper extorted a $175,000 ransom for her release.
绑架者勒索175,000美元作为释放她的赎金。
He's been charged with extorting protection money from the shopkeepers.
他被指控向店主勒索保护费。
Rosenberg told the brothers only that the target was a man who had been extorting and threatening him.
罗森博格对两兄弟只说了袭击目标是一个敲诈和威胁他的人。
Wu was convicted of extorting $7,380 from businesses by threatening to expose how they were polluting the environment.
吴被定罪威胁要揭露他们是如何污染环境勒索企业7，380 $的。
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