extortion

名詞

1. 1

   勒索、敲詐、恐嚇取財法律

   He was arrested for extortion after threatening the shop owner.

   他威脅店主之後，因恐嚇取財被逮捕。

2. 2

   濫權索賄、強索正式

   Local officials were accused of extortion from small farmers.

   當地官員被指控向小農強索錢財。

3. 3

   漫天要價、索價過高

   Charging that much for a bottle of water is pure extortion.

   一瓶水收那麼多錢，簡直是漫天要價。