extort

extort

英 [ɪk'stɔːt; ek-]
　　美 [ɪk'stɔrt]

vt. 敲詐；侵占；強求；牽強地引出

中文詞源：

extort 勒索

ex-, 向外。-tort, 扭曲，詞源同turn, contort. 即過高要求，勒索。

例句：

1. Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.
有些地方執法官濫用逮捕權進行逼供。

2. The police used torture to extort a confession from him.
警察對他用刑逼供.

3. The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.
勒索者企圖向他勒索一大筆錢.

4. The police used torture to extort a confession from me.
警方用刑逼我口供.

5. They absolutely must not harm the people or extort money from them.
嚴格禁止坑害勒索群眾.