He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.是什么意思？

He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.

他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

tried

adj. 可靠地，经过考验的；v. 试图，努力( try的过去式和过去分词)，考验，磨炼，审讯；

例句
He was tried in absentia and sentenced to seven years in prison.
他被缺席判处七年监禁。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

bribe

vt.& vi. 贿赂，行贿；n. 贿赂，诱惑物；

例句
...offering him a bribe to throw the game.
向他行贿，叫他故意输掉比赛

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

policeman

n. （男）警察，警员，看守矿井的人，[化] 淀帚；

例句
A policeman has been shot dead in an ambush.
一次伏击中一名警察中弹身亡。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

arrest

vt. 逮捕，拘捕，止住，阻止，抑制，吸引（注意）；vi. 心跳停止；n. 拘留，停止，阻止，制动（装置）；

例句
The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease...
患者可能必须对生活习惯作出重大调整以控制病情。

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。