1.强夺;敲诈,勒索(from);强求,逼迫
2.曲解,牵强附会
1.to illegally get money or information from someone by using force or threats
1.The money banks would be required to allot to mortgage modification would be "extorted, " declares The Wall Street Journal.
《华尔街日报》宣称,要求银行为抵押贷款修正拨付资金就是“勒索银行”。
2.He understood that we could not mediate effectively until it was clear that our actions had not been extorted by Soviet pressure.
他知道,除非清楚地表明我们的行动没有受到苏联压力的讹诈,否则我们是不能有效地进行斡旋的。
3.Whoever being extorted gives property to a state functionary and gains no unlawful profits shall not be deemed to have bribed.
因被勒索给予国家工作人员以财物,没有获得不正当利益的,不是行贿。
4.The confession was not admitted in court, because the accused claimed it had been extorted.
因为被告声称逼供,故供认未被法庭采信。
5.the same, " said he; " and now, am I to rely upon an avowal extorted by religious or physical terror?
的确一样,”他说,“现在,我要把他的口供吓出来,但究竟是用宗教的力量好呢还是用物质的力量好?
6.Human dignity insisted on the right to walk, a rhythm not extorted from the body by command or terror.
人类的尊严强烈要求步行的权利,一种身体不被命令或恐怖逼迫时产生的韵律。
7.His intelligence extorted the admiration from his enemy.
他的聪明才智使敌人也不得不佩服。
8.It was some time, however, before a smile could be extorted from Jane.
过了好一会儿,吉英脸上才勉强露出笑容。
9.Extorted from his fellow-creature's woe.
善于从同胞的悲痛里榨取欢悦。
10.They extorted a bizarre sense from the few words that had been spoken.
对那几句话他们牵强附会地赋以一种离奇的意思。