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

• 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》）
• 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。
• They dare not take bribes, but that is just the half of it.
  他们不敢收受贿赂，但这还只是心情不好的一部分原因。
• 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 Company's policy on kickbacks and bribes is clear; they are illegal and are not allowed.
  在公司的政策中，对于回扣及贿赂的规定是非常明了的，这些行为都是非法及不被允许的。
• The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes.
  那个警察接受贿赂肥了自己的腰包。
• Some officials had apparently taken bribes from arms dealers.
  一些官员显然接受了武器商的贿赂。
• They offered opposing players bribes to fix a decisive league match against Valenciennes
  他们贿赂对方队员，在联赛对阵瓦朗谢讷队的一场决定性比赛中作弊。
• 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 vice-president admitted taking bribes.
  副总统承认受贿。