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bribe
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音标：英 [braɪb] 美 [braɪb]
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解释：
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vt. 贿赂，收买
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vi. 行贿
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n. 贿赂
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n. (Bribe)人名；(西)布里韦
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助记提示：
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1. bread => bribe.
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2. 源自古法语，意为用做施舍物的一片面包。
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中文词源：
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bribe 贿赂在古英语指施舍给乞丐的小片面包，词源同break, 分开，小块。
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英文词源：
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bribe
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bribe: [14] The origin of bribe is obscure, and its semantic history is particularly involved. The word first turns up in Old French, as a noun meaning ‘piece of bread, especially one given to a beggar’. From this, the progression of senses seems to have been to a more general ‘alms’; then to the ‘practice of living on alms’; then, pejoratively, to simple ‘begging’. From there it was a short step to ‘stealing’, and that was the meaning the verb had when first recorded in English.
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The shift to the current application to financial corruption occurred in the 16th century, originally, it seems, in the context of judges and others in authority who exacted, or ‘stole’, money in exchange for favours such as lenient sentences.
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bribe (n.)
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late 14c., "thing stolen," from Old French bribe "bit, piece, hunk; morsel of bread given to beggars" (14c., compare Old French bribeor "vagrant, beggar"), from briber, brimber "to beg," a general Romanic word (Gamillscheg marks it as Rotwelsch, i.e. "thieves' jargon"), of uncertain origin; old sources suggest Celtic (compare Breton breva "to break"). Shift of meaning to "gift given to influence corruptly" is by mid-15c.
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bribe (v.)
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late 14c., "pilfer, steal," also "practice extortion," from Old French briber "go begging," from bribe (see bribe (n.)). Related: Bribed; bribing.
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双语例句：
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1. The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.
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法官拒收被告家属的贿赂.
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来自《简明英汉词典》
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2. He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.
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他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他.
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来自《简明英汉词典》
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3. I didn't have to bribe anyone; it was all open and aboveboard.
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我没有必要贿赂任何人, 这完全是光明正大的.
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来自《简明英汉词典》
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4. Their attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.
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他们贿赂那位办事员的企图没有成功.
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来自《简明英汉词典》
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5. He resolutely refused their bribe.
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他坚决不接受他们的贿赂.
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来自《简明英汉词典》
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更多相关例句：
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It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office.
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他被指称在任时收受贿赂。【牛津词典】
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She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges.
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有人用5万元贿赂她，要她撤回控告。【牛津词典】
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They bribed the guards with cigarettes.
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他们用香烟贿赂看守。【牛津词典】
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She was bribed into handing over secret information.
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她被收买交出了机密。【牛津词典】
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He managed to bribe his way onto the ship.
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他设法行贿混上了船。【牛津词典】
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He was being investigated for receiving bribes.
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他因收受贿赂正在接受调查。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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He was accused of bribing a senior bank official...
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他被指控贿赂一名高级银行官员。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The government bribed the workers to be quiet.
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政府收买工人让其保持沉默。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.
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法官拒收被告家属的贿赂.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Of course Rahm cannot acknowledge that the bribe has worked.
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当然,拉姆不能承认贿赂起了作用.【辞典例句】
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The attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.
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贿赂职员的尝试失败了.【期刊摘选】
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The judge was impeached for taking a bribe.
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这个法官被检举接受贿赂.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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The children were given candy as a bribe to be good.
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用糖果哄孩子们不要闹.【辞典例句】
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Never before have I been asked to accept a bribe.
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以前我从未被要求接受贿赂.【辞典例句】
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They call it a " bribe of survival "
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他们称此为 “ 生存的贿赂 ”【期刊摘选】
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Their attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.
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他们贿赂那位办事员的企图没有成功.【《简明英汉词典》】
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He lay under the suspicion of having accepted a bribe.
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他有受贿的嫌疑.【期刊摘选】
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He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.
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他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他.【《简明英汉词典》】
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The attempt to bribe the clerk fail.
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行贿职员的企图失败了.【期刊摘选】
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Are you trying to get me to bribe you?
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你想让我贿赂你?【期刊摘选】
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Don't use cash to bribe or punish It's an easy trap to fall into.
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不要用现金来贿赂或处罚这是个很容易掉进去的陷阶.【期刊摘选】
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He tried to bribe the policeman with money.
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他试图用金钱贿赂警察.【期刊摘选】
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The merchant offers a bribe to him.
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这商人向他行贿.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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He resolutely refused their bribe.
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他坚决不接受他们的贿赂.【《简明英汉词典》】
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They tried to bribe the reporter into silence.
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他们试图收买该记者,不让他张扬.【辞典例句】
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As one of economy crimes, the crime of business's bribe has its characteristics.
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商业贿赂犯罪作为经济犯罪的一种, 有其自身的特点.【期刊摘选】
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Didn't you know it was a bribe?
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难道你不知道那笔钱是贿款 吗 ?【期刊摘选】
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I didn't have to bribe anyone; it was all open and aboveboard.
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我没有必要贿赂任何人, 这完全是光明正大的.【《简明英汉词典》】
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He realizes too late that the gift was a callous bribe.
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当他意识到这意味着贿赂时,已经太晚了.【期刊摘选】
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“We estimate that either eliminating a substantial labour-rights concern, such as child labour, or increasing corporate giving by about 20% results in fines that generally are 40% lower than the typical punishment for bribing foreign officials,” says one researcher.【出自-2016年考研阅读原文】
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