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

• He easily got away with it even though he had taken bribes.
  尽管他收受了贿赂，但是他轻而易举地逃脱了惩罚。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Discipline without threats, bribes, sarcasm, and punishment.
  约束但不要恐吓，讨好贿赂，讽刺，和惩罚。
• 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。
• 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。
• He says too many companies think they have to pay bribes.
  他说有太多的企业认为他们必须行贿。
• 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。
• It is possible Siemens 'top management knew nothing about the bribes.
  西门子的最高管理层有可能对贿赂问题一无所知。