| 单词 | bribe |
| 释义 | bribe —bribable, bribeable, adj. —bribability, bribeability, n. —bribee, n. —briber, n. /bruyb/, n. , v. , bribed, bribing. n. 1. money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, esp. in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.: The motorist offered the arresting officer a bribe to let him go. 2. anything given or serving to persuade or induce: The children were given candy as a bribe to be good. v.t. 3. to give or promise a bribe to: They bribed the reporter to forget about what he had seen. 4. to influence or corrupt by a bribe: The judge was too honest to be bribed. v.i. 5. to give a bribe; practice bribery. [1350-1400; ME < MF: remnant of food given as alms, said to be < an expressive base *bri(m)b- denoting something small] |
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