贰靶汉英词典

bribe

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [braɪb]
  • 美式音标 [braɪb]
  • 国际音标 [braib]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • v. 向……行贿；诱哄（尤指小孩）
  • n. 贿赂；（尤指用来哄小孩做事的）好处
  • n. (Bribe) （美）布里韦（人名）

词源解说

  • 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自中古英语的briben，意为贿赂。

词根记忆

  • 要想抱得新娘(bride)归，就要贿赂(bribe)丈母娘→贿赂

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    bribable：可收买的，可贿赂的。
  • n性质的同根词
    bribery：[法]贿赂；受贿；行贿。
    briber：[法]行贿者。

用法辨析

    v. (动词)

  • bribe用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语,还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • He who bribes is to be despised.
    行贿者受人鄙视。

    • 用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • Their attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.
    他们贿赂那位办事员的企图没有成功。

    • 用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

  • He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.
    他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。

    • 用作名词 (n.)

  • The vice-president admitted taking bribes.
    副总统承认受贿。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • give bribes to sb 向…行贿
  • offer bribes to sb 向…行贿
  • take bribes 受贿

    • 短语

  • commercial bribe 商业贿赂
  • bribe recipients 受贿者
  • refuse bribe 拒绝贿赂

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want
  • money or a present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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.
  • If one person bribes another, they give them a bribe.

专业释义

    法学

  • 贿赂

    The third part is the commercial bribe crime legislative consummation.
    第三部分是商业贿赂犯罪的立法完善。

  • 行贿

    • 经济学

  • 贿赂

    At a relative high punishment rate, representative household (individual) need bribe local government to reduce the tax probability for maximizing output.
    如果处罚率相对较高,那么代表性家庭(个人)则需要通过贿赂降低被征税的概率,来使产出最大化。