bribe
n
thing given, offered or promised to sb to influence or persuade him to do sth (often dishonest) for the giver 賄賂: take/accept bribes 受賄
The policeman was offered/given a bribe of 500 to keep his mouth shut. 向該警察行賄500英鎊讓他閉口不言. bribe, v
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tnt]
~ sb (with sth) give a bribe (of sth) to sb; try to persuade sb to do sth with a bribe 用(某事物)向某人行賄; 行賄以說通某人做某事
attempt to bribe a jury with offers of money 試圖以金錢賄賂陪審團
One of the witnesses was bribed to give false evidence. 有個證人受賄而提供偽證.
(b) [I] give bribes; practise bribery 行賄.
2 (idm 習語) bribe one's way into/out of sth, past sb, etc get somewhere by using bribery 用行賄手段到達某處或達到某目的
He bribed his way past the guard and escaped. 他買通看守而逃之夭夭了.
3 (phr v) bribe sb into doing sth make sb do sth with a bribe 賄賂某人做某事. bribable adj able to be bribed 可受賄的; 可收買的. bribery n [U]
giving or taking of bribes 行賄; 受賄
accuse/convict sb of bribery 指控[宣判]某人賄賂.