| 词汇 | blackmail |
| 释义 | blackmail noun [ U ] uk/ˈblæk.meɪl/ us/ˈblæk.meɪl/ C2 敲诈，勒索;讹诈;胁迫 the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them If you are in a position of authority, any weakness leaves you open to blackmail. 处在领导岗位的人，任何弱点都容易被人算计。
Idiom emotional blackmailidiom 情感勒索 the act of using a person's feelings of kindness, sympathy, or duty in order to persuade them to do something or feel something This is just emotional blackmail to make mothers feel guilty for going to work. 让母亲因为出去工作而产生罪恶感实在是情感勒索。 blackmail verb [ T ] uk/ˈblæk.meɪl/ us/ˈblæk.meɪl/ C2 敲诈，勒索;讹诈;胁迫 to get money from someone by blackmail They used the photographs to blackmail her into spying for them. 他们用这些照片胁迫她为他们提供情报。
Related word: blackmailer |
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