to extort money from someone向某人勒索金钱Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.有些地方执法官滥用逮捕权进行逼供。The police used torture to extort a confession from me.警方用刑逼我口供.The blackmailer tried to extor...
New Orleans now has one elected tax assessor - instead of seven, each overseeing his own fief.新奥尔良现在有一位民选的税务稽核员, 而非再是七位各管一摊....UN monitors overseeing Namibian independence.监督纳米比亚独立情况的联合国核查员North Korea is mainly known for...
My general reaction to this news might be summed up as "ho-hum"我对这条消息的总体反应可以用“哼儿哈儿”来概括。He summed up his philosophy, with reference to Calvin.他总结了自己的哲学，还提及了加尔文。Contributions summed into several thousand dollars.捐款总数达数千美元....
The flash sent the foxes scampering away.闪光惊得狐狸四处逃窜。A cat miaowed , then was heard scampering away.马上起了猫叫, 接着又听见猫逃走的声音.A grey squirrel is scampering from limb to limb.一只灰色的松鼠在树枝间跳来跳去....