英语词汇“bribed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Noun I offered the children a bribe for finishing their homework. that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant Verb She was arrested for attempting to bribe a judge. They bribed him to keep quiet about the incident. We bribed the children with candy.

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Noun

Prosecutors face a high bar trying to establish that a campaign contribution amounts to a bribe.

Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 The individuals allegedly threatened to return later to shoot a member of the cast or crew if the bribe was not paid.

Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 Róbert Mravik’s life turns upside-down when one of his examinees, the political activist Júlia Polgár, refuses to pay him the usual bribe for getting a driver’s license.

Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022 Sorrow Bay is the beach’s name, and one of its sorriest features is the pair of corrupt wardens who, for a monthly bribe, let a small band of fanatics have the peerless waves all to themselves.

Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 In exchange for the bribe, the extradition request claims that Mr. Guzmán was able to move tons of cocaine belonging to the Sinaloa cartel through Honduras to the U.S.

Santiago Pérez, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2022 Prosecutors say Rosmah sought a bribe of 187.5 million ringgit ($41.80 million), and received 6.5 million ringgit from an official of the company that won the project.

CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Vázquez, 62, is accused of plotting the bribe scheme with a former FBI agent, a Venezuelan Italian bank owner, and a political consultant, according to the Justice Department.

Harold Maass, The Week, 5 Aug. 2022 Herrera is accused of using intermediaries from April 2021 to August 2021 to offer a bribe to Pierluisi’s representative, who was actually acting under FBI orders, according to the indictment.

DÁnica Coto, ajc, 4 Aug. 2022

Verb

That case, in which Mr. Lindberg was accused of attempting to bribe North Carolina’s insurance commissioner to obtain more favorable regulatory treatment, is tentatively scheduled for retrial in March 2023.

Mark Maremont, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 After Vázquez lost the primary to Pierluisi, authorities said Herrera then allegedly sought to bribe him to end an audit into his bank with favorable terms for him.

DÁnica Coto, ajc, 4 Aug. 2022 He is also accused of trying to bribe election officials with concert tickets, according to the Times report, citing a criminal complaint.

Fox News, 1 June 2022 Rafiei, who has been accused of trying to bribe public officials in a mushrooming federal corruption probe, is also leaving her post as a member of the Democratic National Committee.

Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022 In September 2020, federal prosecutors indicted six people in a scheme to bribe Amazon employees, saying the conspiracy had continued from at least 2017 to 2020.

Will Evans, Wired, 18 Nov. 2021 John Blakeman, a consultant for Ms. Vázquez Garced’s campaign, has also pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe Ms. Vázquez Garced with Messrs. Velutini and Rossini.

Allison Prang, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 The charges the five defendants face include conspiracy, criminal use of means of identification, conspiracy to commit interstate harassment, conspiring to act as agents of the PRC government, and conspiring to bribe a federal official.

Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2022 The suspects instructed a private investigator to bribe an Internal Revenue Service official to provide them with the artist’s tax records in hopes of finding damaging information, authorities said.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

单词	bribed
释义	bribe 1 of 2 noun ˈbrīb 1 : money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust police officers accused of taking bribes 2 : something that serves to induce or influence offered the kid a bribe to finish his homework bribe 2 of 2 verb bribed; bribing transitive verb : to influence the judgment or conduct of (someone) with or as if with offers of money or favor : to induce or influence by or as if by bribery attempting to bribe a judge bribing a child with candy intransitive verb : to practice bribery bribable ˈbrī-bə-bəl adjective bribee ˌbrī-ˈbē noun briber noun Synonyms Noun backhander [British] boodle cumshaw fix sop Verb buy corrupt have pay off square See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun I offered the children a bribe for finishing their homework. that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant Verb She was arrested for attempting to bribe a judge. They bribed him to keep quiet about the incident. We bribed the children with candy. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Prosecutors face a high bar trying to establish that a campaign contribution amounts to a bribe. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 The individuals allegedly threatened to return later to shoot a member of the cast or crew if the bribe was not paid. Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 Róbert Mravik’s life turns upside-down when one of his examinees, the political activist Júlia Polgár, refuses to pay him the usual bribe for getting a driver’s license. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022 Sorrow Bay is the beach’s name, and one of its sorriest features is the pair of corrupt wardens who, for a monthly bribe, let a small band of fanatics have the peerless waves all to themselves. Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 In exchange for the bribe, the extradition request claims that Mr. Guzmán was able to move tons of cocaine belonging to the Sinaloa cartel through Honduras to the U.S. Santiago Pérez, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2022 Prosecutors say Rosmah sought a bribe of 187.5 million ringgit ($41.80 million), and received 6.5 million ringgit from an official of the company that won the project. CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Vázquez, 62, is accused of plotting the bribe scheme with a former FBI agent, a Venezuelan Italian bank owner, and a political consultant, according to the Justice Department. Harold Maass, The Week, 5 Aug. 2022 Herrera is accused of using intermediaries from April 2021 to August 2021 to offer a bribe to Pierluisi’s representative, who was actually acting under FBI orders, according to the indictment. DÁnica Coto, ajc, 4 Aug. 2022 Verb That case, in which Mr. Lindberg was accused of attempting to bribe North Carolina’s insurance commissioner to obtain more favorable regulatory treatment, is tentatively scheduled for retrial in March 2023. Mark Maremont, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 After Vázquez lost the primary to Pierluisi, authorities said Herrera then allegedly sought to bribe him to end an audit into his bank with favorable terms for him. DÁnica Coto, ajc, 4 Aug. 2022 He is also accused of trying to bribe election officials with concert tickets, according to the Times report, citing a criminal complaint. Fox News, 1 June 2022 Rafiei, who has been accused of trying to bribe public officials in a mushrooming federal corruption probe, is also leaving her post as a member of the Democratic National Committee. Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022 In September 2020, federal prosecutors indicted six people in a scheme to bribe Amazon employees, saying the conspiracy had continued from at least 2017 to 2020. Will Evans, Wired, 18 Nov. 2021 John Blakeman, a consultant for Ms. Vázquez Garced’s campaign, has also pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe Ms. Vázquez Garced with Messrs. Velutini and Rossini. Allison Prang, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 The charges the five defendants face include conspiracy, criminal use of means of identification, conspiracy to commit interstate harassment, conspiring to act as agents of the PRC government, and conspiring to bribe a federal official. Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2022 The suspects instructed a private investigator to bribe an Internal Revenue Service official to provide them with the artist’s tax records in hopes of finding damaging information, authorities said. Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English, morsel given to a beggar, bribe, from Anglo-French, morsel First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1528, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Kids Definition bribe 1 of 2 noun ˈbrīb : something given or promised to a person in order to influence dishonestly a decision or action bribe 2 of 2 verb bribed; bribing : to influence or try to influence dishonestly by giving or promising something Legal Definition bribe 1 of 2 noun : a benefit (as money) given, promised, or offered in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust (as an official or witness) compare kickback bribe 2 of 2 transitive verb bribed; bribing : to influence (a person) by giving a bribe bribed verb past tense of bribe as in lured to influence someone with a bribe meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lured seduced enticed persuaded bought tempted poisoned had corrupted provoked paid off squared got at induced subverted motivated prostituted allured tainted dishonored demeaned goaded baited spurred oiled the palm of greased the palm of debauched perverted debased beguiled defiled degraded oiled the hand of depraved trapped greased the hand of stimulated abased warped flattered profaned led on snared fixed tampered (with)
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