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

noun | verb

bribebribe1 /braɪb/ ●○○ noun [countable]

COLLOCATIONS► take/accept bribes

A local judge was charged with taking bribes.

► offered a bribe

He was offered a bribe to keep quiet.

1money or gifts that you give someone to persuade him or her to do something, especially something dishonest: take/accept bribes A local judge was charged with taking bribes. He was offered a bribe to keep quiet.2something special offered to someone, especially a child, in order to persuade him or her to do something: Parents often use candy as a bribe.

noun | verb

bribebribe2 ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYbribe²

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French bread given to a beggar

VERB TABLE

bribe

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	bribe
	he, she, it	bribes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	bribed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have bribed
	he, she, it	has bribed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had bribed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bribe
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have bribed

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

1to illegally pay money or offer gifts to an official, in order to persuade them to do something for you: bribe somebody to do something Jones bribed officials to get government contracts.2to offer someone, especially a child, something special in order to persuade him or her to do something: bribe somebody with something I had to bribe the kids with the promise of lunch at McDonald’s. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French bread given to a beggar]