extort

词根词缀:

词根
tort, tors= to twist 扭曲

contort v. 扭曲;曲解

con 加强 + tort 扭曲 → 扭曲;曲解

contortionist n. 柔术演员(能把身体全部扭曲的人)

con 加强 + tort 扭曲 + ion 表名词 + ist 从事某职业的人 → 柔术演员(能把身体全部扭曲的人)

distort v. 曲解

dis 分散 + tort 扭曲 → 扭开 → 曲解

extort v. 强夺

ex 出 + tort 扭曲 → 强扭出来 → 强夺

retort v. 反驳

re 回 + tort 扭曲 → 反着扭 → 反驳

torment n. 苦恼;折磨

tor〔= tort〕扭曲 + ment 表名词 → 扭的状态 → 苦恼

torsion n. 扭转力

tors 扭曲 + ion 动作或状态 → 扭转力

tortuous adj. 曲折的

tort 扭曲 + uous …的 → 曲折的

torture n. 折磨

tort 扭曲 + ure 表行为 → 扭曲〔别人〕→ 折磨

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相关例句:

The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.

勒索者企图向他勒索一大笔钱。

The problem, as he saw it, was that workers could use the threat of industrial unrest to extort money from their bosses.

他认为,问题在于,工人们会用罢工威胁向老板们勒索。

These reports quoted Walmart initially saying that it thought the customer was trying to extort money.

这些报道援引沃尔玛最初的话表示,该公司认为,这名消费者是想讹诈。

He was tortured by police in order to extort a guilty confession and when news of this was made public, it astounded the entire country.

他被警方屈打成招,当这条新闻向大众公开的时候,全国都震惊了。

A way to extort money from the company you hated!

只是你向你痛恨的公司进行的一种勒索!

"It's a vile attempt to extort money," said Mr. Pickwick.

这是下流的敲竹杠的企图,匹克威克先生说。