bribed
past simple and past participle ofbribe
| 单词 | bribed |
| 释义 | bribed past simple and past participle ofbribe bribe verb[T] uk/braɪb/us/braɪb/C1 totryto make someone do something for you by giving themmoney,presents, or somethingelsethat theywant: He bribedimmigrationofficialsandenteredthecountryillegally. [+ to infinitive]They bribed thewaitertofindthem abettertable.
Fraud & corruption
Examplesofbribedbribed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Prosecutions of the international companies found to havebribedhim were scheduled to follow. From theCambridge English Corpus Passing as a "potwaller" could gain them a vote, for which they could bebribedwith money or food and drink. From theCambridge English Corpus Some unscrupulous litigation mastersbribedthe clerks in charge to tamper with submitted accusations, rebuttals and evidence, or worse still, to rewrite case records. From theCambridge English Corpus Some millsbribedexchange officials, paying them to overlook the regulations. From theCambridge English Corpus Some had beenbribedbeyond resistance with beer. From theCambridge English Corpus Such men were not so muchbribedas rewarded for their votes. From theCambridge English Corpus Similarly, people who worked in ministries and other bureaucratic institutions would often be much more helpful once they werebribed. From theCambridge English Corpus They can therefore bebribedby rent seekers so that it is ensured that even the most urgent reforms do not take place. From theCambridge English Corpus Court cases are delayed for years, and rumours say judges can bebribed. From theCambridge English Corpus Several of the officials whom they hadbribedled them to believe that that scenario would be adopted, but in the end the delegation was in for quite a shock. From theCambridge English Corpus Time is likely to cause the best-motivated personnel in the world to become lax and inattentive - not to mention the fact that they may be outwitted,bribed, or subverted. From theCambridge English Corpus The people suspected that the survey was for the sole purpose of levying more taxes, and hence many of thembribedthe clerks to keep them off the registers. From theCambridge English Corpus Will the farmer have to bebribedto do so? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that these are the ones who may eventually become frightened orbribedjurors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Its officials had more or less to bebribedto carry on. 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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