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blackmail

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black·mail1 /ˈblækmeɪl/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU]  
1. THREATENwhen 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 THREATENwhen 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。
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blackmail2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
THREATENto use blackmail against someone 勒索,敲诈;胁迫
 He was jailed for four years for blackmailing gay businessmen.
他因敲诈同性恋商人而入狱四年。
blackmail somebody into (doing) something
 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。
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blackmailer noun [countableC]
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From Longman Business Dictionary
blackmailblack·mail1 /ˈblækmeɪl/ noun [uncountableU]LAW
demanding money from a person or organization by threatening them, for example threatening to tell secrets about them if they do not pay
Most of his wealth had been acquired through blackmail.
blackmailblackmail2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LAW
to demand money from a person or organization by threatening them, for example threatening to tell secrets about them if they do not pay
a man who blackmailed gay businessmen by threatening to expose their homosexuality
Origin blackmail1
(1500-1600) black + mail payment ((11-20 centuries)) (from Old Norse mal speech, agreement)
black·mail1 nounblackmail2 verb
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