A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something.
例句
He was being investigated for receiving bribes.他因收受贿赂正在接受调查。
VERB
向…行贿
If one person bribes another, they give them a bribe.
例句
He was accused of bribing a senior bank official...他被指控贿赂一名高级银行官员。The government bribed the workers to be quiet.政府收买工人让其保持沉默。
英汉词典释义
vt. & vi.
n.
贿赂,行贿物
The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
vt.
向(某人)行贿;贿赂
He who bribes is to be despised.行贿者受人鄙视。Their attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.他们贿赂那位办事员的企图没有成功。He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
Verb
1. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence;