blackmail
noun
verb
ˈblækmeɪl
noun
1
when
someone
tries
to
get
money
from
you
or
make
you
do
what
they
want
by
threatening
to
tell
other
people
your
secrets
勒索，敲诈，讹诈
2
when
someone
tries
to
make
you
do
what
they
want
by
making
threats
or
by
making
you
feel
guilty
if
you
do
not
do
it
胁迫; 感情勒索
She
had
already
tried
emotional
blackmail
(=tried
to
make
him
feel
guilty)
to
stop
him
leaving.
她试过以情相迫，不让他离开。
verb
3
to
use
blackmail
against
someone
勒索，敲诈，讹诈
He
was
jailed
for
four
years
for
blackmailing
gay
businessmen.
他因敲诈同性恋的商人而被监禁了四年。
blackmail
sb
into
(doing)
sth
I
refuse
to
be
blackmailed
into
making
a
quick
decision.
我不会因为受到胁迫而作出仓促的决定。