bribe

US [braɪb]
UK [braɪb]
  • v.贿赂；向（某人）行贿
  • n.贿赂
  • Web收买；向...行贿；买通
Plural Form：bribes  Present Participle：bribing  Past Tense：bribed  

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bribe
n.
1.
贿赂a sum of money or sth valuable that you give or offer to sb to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office.
他被指在任时收受贿赂。
She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges.
有人用 5 万元贿赂她，要她撤回控告。
v.
1.
向（某人）行贿；贿赂to give sb money or sth valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest
They bribed the guards with cigarettes.
他们用香烟贿赂看守。
She was bribed into handing over secret information.
她被收买交出了机密。
She bribed him to sign the certificate.
她贿赂他签署了这张证明。
He managed to bribe his way onto the ship.
他设法行贿混上了船。

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1.
At least the Saudis and Kuwaitis are trying to bribe their younger subjects.
至少沙特和科威特政府正在努力拉拢自己国内的年轻人。
zhì shǎo shà tè hé kē wēi tè zhèng fǔ zhèng zài nǔ lì lā lǒng zì jǐ guó nèi de nián qīng rén 。
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2.
I did not come barely to let you know that I was informed of these things as if I wanted a bribe to conceal them.
我不单是来告诉你我知道了这件事，好像我想得到一笔贿赂，把这件事隐藏起来。
wǒ bù dān shì lái gào su nǐ wǒ zhī dào le zhè jiàn shì , hǎo xiàng wǒ xiǎng dé dào yī bǐ huì lù , bǎ zhè jiàn shì yǐn cáng qǐ lái 。
3.
Afterwards I found out that the payment for the crime report may be distasteful, but it seems to be policy, rather than a bribe.
尽管之后我还是认为要为拿到一分犯罪报告而交钱这事很不靠谱，但是这钱可能真是手续费而不是贿赂。
jǐn guǎn zhī hòu wǒ hái shì rèn wéi yào wèi ná dào yī fēn fàn zuì bào gào ér jiāo qián zhè shì hěn bù kào pǔ , dàn shì zhè qián kě néng zhēn shì shǒu xù fèi ér bú shì huì lù 。
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4.
Coal mine workers said this was "bribe list" but the prosecution locally said they did not know about this issue.
煤矿职工们称这是“行贿清单”；榆林市纪委领导称“不知道”此事；
méi kuàng zhí gōng men chēng zhè shì " xíng huì qīng dān " ; yú lín shì jì wěi lǐng dǎo chēng " bù zhī dào " cǐ shì ;
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5.
Larry Gopnik: No. It would be a culture clash if it were the custom in your land to bribe people for grades.
拉里：不是，如果真的是文化冲突，那么在你的国家是有用钱买来及格成绩的传统的。
lā lǐ : bú shì , rú guǒ zhēn de shì wén huà chōng tū , nà me zài nǐ de guó jiā shì yǒu yòng qián mǎi lái jí gé chéng jì de chuán tǒng de 。
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6.
It invites people to share their experiences of bribery, what a bribe was for, where it took place and how much was involved.
它邀请人们分享他们的行贿经历，不管贿赂什么，在哪发生，花了多少钱。
tā yāo qǐng rén men fēn xiǎng tā men de xíng huì jīng lì , bù guǎn huì lù shén me , zài nǎ fā shēng , huā le duō shao qián 。
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7.
Also, if your Spy is about to be crushed, bribe the enemy unit to save your Spy.
当然，在间谍快被压死旳时候别忘记贿赂那个想压伱旳单位来救间谍一命。
dāng rán , zài jiàn dié kuài bèi yā sǐ dì shí hou bié wàng jì huì lù nà ge xiǎng yā nǐ dì dān wèi lái jiù jiàn dié yī mìng 。
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8.
The police found a great deal of bribe money at his home.
警方在他的家里发现了大量贿金。
jǐng fāng zài tā de jiā lǐ fā xiàn le dà liàng huì jīn 。
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9.
Her mother is meanwhile trying to bribe shady characters on mopeds supposedly connected to the studio, with predictably gloomy consequences.
同时，母亲还试图贿赂一些骑助动车的不三不四的人，以为这些人跟电影制片厂有关系。可以想见，不会有好的结局。
tóng shí , mǔ qīn hái shì tú huì lù yì xiē qí zhù dòng chē de bù sān bú sì de rén , yǐ wéi zhè xiē rén gēn diàn yǐng zhì piàn chǎng yǒu guān xì 。 kě yǐ xiǎng jiàn , bú huì yǒu hǎo de jié jú 。
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10.
He might easily have used his Annapolis ring to bribe a guard for a few extra helpings of rice, but that would not do.
他完全可以用他的安纳波利斯戒指贿赂一个守卫，换取少许额外的米饭，但是他没有那么做。
tā wán quán kě yǐ yòng tā de ān nà bō lì sī jiè zhi huì lù yī gè shǒu wèi , huàn qǔ shǎo xǔ é wài de mǐ fàn , dàn shì tā méi yǒu nà me zuò 。
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