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单词 bribery
释义
bribery
noun[U]
uk
/ˈbraɪ.bər.i/us
/ˈbraɪ.bɚ.i/
C2
anattemptto make someone do something for you by giving thepersonmoney,presents, or somethingelsethat theywant:
贿赂；收买
Theorganizationwasrifewith briberyandcorruption.这个机构里贿赂腐败成风。
Charges against the five menincludebribery,extortion, andconspiracy.对这五个人提出的指控包括贿赂、敲诈和共谋罪。
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  • There have beenallegationsof bribery andcorruptionover ahugearmscontract.
  • Largeprofitsfromorganizedcrimeprovideamplefundsfor bribery ofpublicofficials.
  • Thecourthasdismissedallremainingchargesin the briberyscandal.
  • I used bribery - withfood- to get aplacein aworkshoprunby acoupleof my furniture-makerfriends.
  • Someculturesconsidertippingwaitersbribery, while inothersit’sconsideredaninsultif you don’tleaveatip.
  • Thelargeststorein thecountrywascaughtup in briberyallegations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • anti-bribery
  • anti-corruption
  • anti-counterfeiting
  • anti-fraud
  • Augean
  • bribe
  • dolus
  • embezzle
  • embezzlement
  • extortion
  • false accounting
  • launder
  • malfeasance
  • malpractice
  • match-fixing
  • money laundering
  • nobble
  • pyramid scheme
  • siphon
  • vishing
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(Definition ofbriberyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

bribery| American Dictionary

bribery
noun[U]
us
/ˈbrɑɪ·bə·ri/
thecrimeof giving someonemoneyor somethingelseofvalue, oftenillegally, topersuadethatpersonto do something youwant:
Charges of bribery andofficialcorruptionwere made.
(Definition ofbriberyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

bribery| Business English

bribery
noun[U]
LAW
thecrimeof giving someone,especiallysomeone in apositionofauthority,money, agift, etc. so that they will do somethingillegalordishonestfor you:
Theorganizationwasrifewithbribery andcorruption.
He wasindictedin abriberyscandaloversubwaysupplycontracts.
(Definition ofbriberyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbribery

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He provides a staged genre analysis of thebriberyevent and shows which stages are constitutive, thereby demonstrating that certain so-called bribery episodes were not.
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This is a recipe forbribery, since private citizens now have an interest in breaking the law.
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Formal and informal economies were closely interlinked, andbriberywas regarded as part of everyday life.
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Thatbriberyand blackmail resemble market transactions is not sufficient as a test of their legitimacy.
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Under these circumstances, it is relevant to ask to what extent electoralbriberydistorted the political wishes of voters.
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These days, they do so barely more often than they admit to engaging in ' illicit ' practices likebriberyor theft.
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Members of the police were frequently involved or complicit in armed robberies, and often released criminals in response tobriberyor political pressure.
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It may be theoretically possible that these actors compete for bidding up the price ofbriberyrather than for policy.
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While these offices hold the highly lucrative and coveted authority, office-holders are poorly paid, easy to be manipulated by gangsters throughbribery.
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The practices of political favouritism andbriberyalso represented a means of securing important positions.
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This was not strictly illegal, so the charge wasbribery.
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Meaningful differences exist across the five categories, with perhaps the most serious charges (fraud,bribery, or corr uption) eliciting the lowest roll-call rate.
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The second, ' canvassing for votes ', is a picture of electoralbribery: a voter sees no problem in taking money from two different electoral agents.
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Specifically, the focus is on kickbacks in public procurement, the embezzlement of public funds and thebriberyof public officials.
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His words suggest that he was aware of strong moral reservations and thatbriberywas a possible way to reach the aim.
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