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

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.
  我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• Rich bribes cannot move him, nor will high rank and emoluments deflect his purpose.
  财贿不以动其心，爵禄不以移其志。（《三国演义》）
• We laid waste our time and money on paying bribes.
  我们把时间和金钱浪费在了贿赂上。
• I said, I suppose you could consider them bribes, yes.
  我说，你可以认为它们是行贿。
• Once officers start accepting bribes, that's when the rot sets in.
  一旦官员们开始接受贿赂，腐败就产生了。
• The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes.
  那个警察接受贿赂肥了自己的腰包。
• 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 court did not reveal whether those who paid the bribes have also been tried or convicted.
  法庭并未透露那些行贿者是否接受了庭审或被判有罪。
• The vice-president admitted taking bribes.
  副总统承认受贿。
• American government has very strict laws in preventing public figures from accepting bribes and abusing privileges.
  美国政府有严厉法律防止大众人物接受贿赂和滥用特权。