bribes

英 [braɪbz]

美 [braɪbz]

n.  贿赂
v.  向(某人)行贿; 贿赂
bribe的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 贿赂
  Abribeis 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.
  1. 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 personbribesanother, they give them a bribe.
  1. He was accused of bribing a senior bank official...
     他被指控贿赂一名高级银行官员。
  2. The government bribed the workers to be quiet.
     政府收买工人让其保持沉默。

双语例句

• He easily got away with it even though he had taken bribes.
  尽管他收受了贿赂，但是他轻而易举地逃脱了惩罚。
• I hear he bribes jurors.
  我听说他贿赂了陪审员。
• He says too many companies think they have to pay bribes.
  他说有太多的企业认为他们必须行贿。
• Some officials had apparently taken bribes from arms dealers.
  一些官员显然接受了武器商的贿赂。
• I said, I suppose you could consider them bribes, yes.
  我说，你可以认为它们是行贿。
• 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。
• The reactionary officials took bribes insatiably, giving not the least care to the future of the nation.
  反动官僚贪贿无艺，根本不把国家前途放在心上。
• The vice-president admitted taking bribes.
  副总统承认受贿。
• Some officials were sacked for taking bribes.
  一些官员因为收受贿赂被开革。
• So how do you use both bribes and incentives more effectively?
  那么，家长在使用贿赂和激励时如何更有效果？