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

extortextort /ɪkˈstɔrt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYextort

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of extorquere, from torquere to twist

VERB TABLE

extort

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	extort
	he, she, it	extorts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	extorted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have extorted
	he, she, it	has extorted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had extorted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will extort
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have extorted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am extorting
	he, she, it	is extorting
	you, we, they	are extorting
Past	I, he, she, it	was extorting
	you, we, they	were extorting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been extorting
	he, she, it	has been extorting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been extorting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be extorting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been extorting

to illegally force someone to give you money by threatening him or her: extort something from somebody The police officers were actually extorting money from drug dealers. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of extorquere, from torquere to twist]—extortion /ɪkˈstɔrʃən/ noun [uncountable]—extortionist noun [countable]