Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him...是什么意思？

Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him...

腐败的政府官员向他敲诈钱财。

corrupt

adj. 堕落的，道德败坏的，贪污的，腐败的，腐烂的，（文献等）错误百出的；vt. 使腐败，使堕落，使腐烂；vi. 堕落，腐化，腐烂；

例句
The mess was directly attributable to a corrupt and incompetent official.
某个腐败无能的官员是导致这一烂摊子的罪魁祸首。

government

n. 政府，政体，治理的形式，管辖，治理；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

officials

n. 行政官员( official的名词复数 )；

例句
Public officials can finally be held accountable for their actions...
终于要对政府官员实行问责了。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

extorting

v. 敲诈( extort的现在分词 )，曲解；

例句
Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him...
腐败的政府官员向他敲诈钱财。

money

n. 钱，财富，薪水，款项；

例句
He has spent money with gay abandon...
他肆意挥霍钱财。

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。