bribes是什么意思？

bribes

英[b'raɪbz] 美[b'raɪbz]

• n. 贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )，向（某人）行贿，贿赂；
• v. 贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )，向（某人）行贿，贿赂；

例句

• This explains why Philippine officials are often accused of taking bribes and cronyism. 这些问题，就是为何菲律宾官员经常被指贪赃枉法、朋党营私的答案。
• He who bribes is to be despised. 行贿者受人鄙视。
• Those officials were approached with bribes. 那些官员被贿赂打通关节的。
• We accused him of taking bribes. 我们控告他受贿。
• He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes... 他下令取消公路上的警方检查站，因为警察们在这些地方向司机强行索要贿赂。
• We must never tolerate any taking bribes and perverting justice. 我们决不能姑息贪赃枉法的行为!
• What By BriBes and what By extortions, he made money. 或由于受贿,或由于勒索, 他发了财.
• Some were sentenced for taking bribes, others executed for embezzling funds. 有的因受贿而被判刑, 有的因侵吞公款而被判处死刑.
• Investigators estimate that $ 35 m had been spent on bribes and backhanders. 调查人员估计,3500万美元被用于贿赂和回扣.
• They offered opposing players bribes to fix a decisive league match against Valenciennes. 他们贿赂对方队员，在联赛对阵瓦朗谢讷队的一场决定性比赛中作弊。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  贿赂
  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。