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。
Such a devotee literally extorts boons from God, even as a robber falls upon a man and plunders his money.
这样一位奉献者会逐字地向神敲诈恩惠，如同一位强盗展开进攻去抢劫别人的钱财。
It extorts "taxes" from businesses, pays for community projects, controls petty crime and settles local disputes.
“家族”从商人那里暴敛钱财，却也资助社区活动，控制小型犯罪，解决一些本土争端。
The Mai-Mai Kifuafua, one of many local militias, flaunts its power on a road where it extorts money from villagers and travelers.
当地众多民兵武装之一Mai - Mai Kifuafua，正在一条路上炫耀武力，借此向这里的村民和游客敲诈钱财。
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