Blackmail
01
敲诈, 勒索
the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
例子
She was a victim of blackmail after someone threatened to expose her personal emails.
在有人威胁要曝光她的个人邮件后，她成了勒索的受害者。
The businessman was arrested for engaging in blackmail against a rival company.
这位商人因对一家竞争对手公司进行勒索而被捕。
to blackmail
01
to gain money, property, or some advantage by threatening someone
例子
She tried to blackmail him for a large sum of money.
The criminal was caught attempting to blackmail a businessman.
02
to manipulate someone into doing something by threatening them
例子
He was blackmailed into signing the contract.
The politician was blackmailed to change his vote.
