bribery

英 [ˈbraɪbəri]

美 [ˈbraɪbəri]

n.  行贿; 受贿; 贿赂

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Collins.1 / BNC.13909 / COCA.13292

牛津词典

noun

• 行贿；受贿；贿赂
  the giving or taking of bribes
  1. She was arrested on bribery charges.
     她因被控贿赂罪而遭逮捕。
  2. allegations of bribery and corruption
     有关贿赂和贪污的指控

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 贿赂行为；行贿
  Briberyis the act of offering someone money or something valuable in order to persuade them to do something for you.
  1. He was jailed on charges of bribery.
     他因受到行贿指控而被捕入狱。
  2. ...accusations of bribery and corruption.
     行贿和腐败的指控

英英释义

noun

• the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
  Synonym:graft

双语例句

• He was charged with bribery.
  他被指控受贿。
• Apart from bribery, the Czech criminal procedure code includes several criminal offences which also cover corrupt behaviour.
  除了贿赂之外，捷克的刑法程序法规还包括了几种同样包含贪污行为的犯罪。
• The Department of justice is reportedly conducting a criminal probe of the Wal-Mart bribery allegations.
  据报道，美国司法部正在对沃尔玛的贿赂指控进行刑事调查。
• Serious cases of embezzlement, bribery, and bureaucracy have been brought to light recently.
  最近揭发出相当严重的贪污、受贿和官僚主义问题。
• This is essentially money laundering, bribery and corruption in relation to match-fixing and spot-fixing.
  从根本上讲，这就是通过操纵比赛和赔率来洗钱、行贿和腐败。
• Bureaucracy is a hotbed for bribery and corruption.
  官僚主义是贿赂和腐败的温床。
• Government officials accused of bribery and corruption get off the hook with monotonous regularity
  被指控贪污受贿的政府官员无一例外总能脱身。
• We are disgusted with bribery and corruption.
  我们厌恶行贿和腐败。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
  他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
• The minister's confession implicate numerous official in the bribery scandal.
  那部长的供词把很多官员牵连到受贿丑闻中。