shake down

英 [ʃeɪk daʊn]

美 [ʃeɪk daʊn]

威胁; 勒索; 搜身

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 威胁;勒索;搜身
  If someoneshakesyoudown, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you.
  1. 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。
  2. Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.
     居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。

双语例句

• The Nazi bandits decided to shake down the inmates to make sure nothing had been smuggled into the concentration camp.
  纳粹匪徒决定对集中营里的人进行搜查以确保没有什么东西偷运进去。
• Don't shake down the decorations on the Christmas tree.
  别摇落圣诞树上的装饰品。
• Man, he's trying to shake us down.
  兄弟，他想摆脱我们。
• It isn't just the people at the top who are corrupt. I've seen cops shake people down on the street for money, cigarettes or booze.
  不仅仅是那些高层的人在腐败，我看到过警察在街上就跟人勒索钱丶香烟以及酒。
• The shake& down analysis of the beam under axial force/ bending moment combined deformation
  梁在轴力/弯矩组合变形下的安定性分析
• Two young men tried to shake him down for$ 300000.
  有两个年轻人曾企图向他敲诈30万美元。
• Once you have recorded the reading, shake the thermometer down to below 36 degrees
  一旦完成计数，把温度计标数甩到36度以下。
• Shake down the mercury after you have read and recorded the temperature.
  你看完温度并记录后，将水银甩下来。
• Why would you hire people to shake him down?
  你为什么还派人去恐吓他？
• Whilst we were traveling overseas some customs officials tried to shake us down for money.
  当我们在外国旅游的时候，一些海关官员曾想通过一些方法来算计我们的钱。