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Extortion的音标发音
Extortion
英式发音：[k'st()n;ek-] or [k'strn]
美式发音
(noun.) the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence).
(noun.) unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); 'the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty'.
(noun.) an exorbitant charge.
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双语例句
- She mutely offered a kiss--an offer taken unfair advantage of, to the extortion of about a hundred kisses. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
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