extort
extort[ɪkˈstɔːt, ɛk-]verb- obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means
敲诈,勒索;强求,逼取
attempts to extort money.
敲诈钱财的企图。
派生extorternounextortiveadjective语源- early 16th cent.: from Latin extort- 'wrested', from the verb 'extorquere', from ex- 'out' + torquere 'to twist'
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