bribing
基本解释
- n.贿赂;贿赂物
- v.贿赂
词源解说
- 14世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自中古英语的briben,意为贿赂。
同根派生
用法辨析
- bribe用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语,还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- He who bribes is to be despised.
行贿者受人鄙视。 - Their attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.
他们贿赂那位办事员的企图没有成功。 - He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.
他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。 - The vice-president admitted taking bribes.
副总统承认受贿。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- give bribes to sb 向…行贿
- offer bribes to sb 向…行贿
- take bribes 受贿