单词：extorts
v obtain by coercion or intimidation
v get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
extort的用法和样例：
例句
- Weep over is the behavior which threaten to extort.哭泣是恐吓勒索的行为。
- The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.勒索者企图向他敲诈一大笔钱。
- The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警方对他严刑逼供。
经典引文
Adolescent ruffians who extorted pennies and apples from tradesmen in return for not breaking their windows.
出自：W. S. ChurchillMary..only finally married him when consent had been extorted from Mr. Ponsonby on his deathbed.
出自：E. M. Delafield
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