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讹诈
é zhà
Meaning
- to blackmail
- to extort under false pretenses
- to defraud
Definition
用威胁、恐吓或要挟的手段向他人索取财物或利益。
To extort money or benefits from someone by threats, intimidation, or blackmail.
Usage
通常作动词或名词，用于描述不法行为，强调通过威胁手段获取不当利益。
Usually used as a verb or noun to describe illegal behavior, emphasizing obtaining undue benefits through threats.
Examples
- 1 他试图通过曝光隐私来讹诈对方，但被警方识破了。（He tried to extort the other party by exposing their privacy, but was seen through by the police.）
- 2 这家公司利用合同漏洞讹诈客户，最终被起诉。（The company used contract loopholes to extort clients and was eventually sued.）
- 3 网络诈骗分子经常假装执法人员打电话讹诈受害者。（Online scammers often pretend to be law enforcement officers and call to extort victims.）
- 4 她拒绝支付勒索金，因为不想助长讹诈行为。（She refused to pay the ransom because she didn't want to encourage extortion.）
- 5 在商业谈判中，双方都应遵守道德，避免使用讹诈手段。（In business negotiations, both parties should abide by ethics and avoid using extortion tactics.）
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