blackmailing
present participle ofblackmail
| 单词 | blackmailing |
| 释义 | blackmailing present participle ofblackmail blackmail verb[T] uk/ˈblæk.meɪl/us/ˈblæk.meɪl/C2 to getmoneyfrom someone by blackmail: They used thephotographsto blackmail herintospyingfor them.
Cheating & tricking
Examplesofblackmailingblackmailing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Different models incorporated different types of manipulation, such as exaggerated begging regardless of need, or "blackmailing" parents by reducing one's own fitness until provided with extra food. From theCambridge English Corpus The ramifications of theblackmailingfraternity are some of the most extraordinary things in criminology. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Blackmailingthreats of resignation indicate a weakness which is a running sore already and will develop into a festering boil. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English In this case he ought to be prosecuted, even if a prosecutor begins proceedings forblackmailingpurposes or anything else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The chances therefore of a frivolous, vexatious orblackmailingaction by a middle-class plaintiff are unfortunately only too high at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am nevertheless a little hurt to hear we have beenblackmailingour partners. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is inevitable thatblackmailingmethods will be adopted and will flourish when a private person is a party to litigation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is very little,blackmailingin connection with that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubtblackmailingcases are not uncommon; that is beyond question, and through the newspapers one has become familiar with the great range they cover. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theblackmailingpractices of unions must be made to stop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In view of the element of sympathy that is involved, is he notblackmailingthe workers? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no approval of theblackmailingmethods adopted for raising the price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She can turn one way and the other,blackmailingthis way and that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he realise that the real level of unemployment—more than 4 million—isblackmailingmany people into premature retirement and early poverty? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would beblackmailingthe innocent for sin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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