bribe
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bribe1 /braɪb/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 PAY FORto illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something for you 贿赂，收买 The only way we could get into the country was by bribing the border officials. 我们要进入这个国家，唯一的办法是贿赂边境官员。bribe somebody to do something He bribed one of the guards to smuggle out a note. 他买通其中的一个警卫，让他偷偷地带一张字条出去。2 to offer someone, especially a child, something special in order to persuade them to do something 诱哄〔尤指小孩〕bribe somebody with something Sam wouldn’t do her homework until I bribed her with ice cream. 我用冰激凌哄萨姆，她才肯做家庭作业。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
bribe• He bribed a guard to smuggle a note out of the prison.• No clothes, no corruption, Fong had reasoned: how do you go about bribing a naked man?• He bribed an operator at the transmat port to send us over to the space docks.• Wiedman molested the three boys in a Mesa hotel over three weeks, bribing and threatening them into silence.• But in an entire career, I never knew a judge who I believed was bribed by raw money.• He alleged that the manager had tried to bribe him during a business lunch in 1993.• If you wanted a judge bribed in Chicago, you used to come to my father.• Certainly he had bribed more border guards and Communist officials than he could remember.• Judges are bribed or threatened into making decisions favorable to drug traffickers.• Or you can try bribing some one at the patent office.• Santo was convicted of bribing tax inspectors in Italy.• Amateur name-grabbers, threatened with a court case, can usually be bribed to relinquish a valuable name.• The defence are arguing that he was bribed to withdraw his testimony.bribe somebody to do something• Jones bribed officials to get government contracts.bribe somebody with something• I had to bribe the kids with the promise of lunch at McDonalds.bribe2 ●○○ noun [countable] 1 MONEYmoney or a gift that you illegally give someone to persuade them to do something for you 贿赂 The officials said that they had been offered bribes before an important game. 这几名官员说，有人在一场重要比赛之前向他们行贿。accept/take a bribe A Supreme Court judge was charged with taking bribes. 最高法院的一名法官被指控收受贿赂。2. something special offered to someone, especially a child, in order to persuade them to do something 〔尤指用来哄小孩做事的〕好处n COLLOCATIONSverbsoffer somebody a bribeSome sportsmen have been offered bribes to perform badly.accept/take a bribeAny officials who accept bribes will face criminal charges.give somebody a bribeThey issued passports to people who gave them bribes.pay a bribeIt was claimed that the company paid bribes to win the contract.bribe + NOUNbribe moneyThe mayor is accused of accepting bribe money.Examples from the Corpus
bribe• There was widespread bribery and corruption in the police department.• He was arrested on charges of bribery and corruption.• The inquiry showed that bribery was widespread.• He was arrested by police, who he said, planted cannabis on him to extort a bribe.• They insisted that the money was to cover legitimate expenses, and not a bribe.• In all his years of public service, he has only been offered a bribe once.• The judge admitted that he had accepted bribes.• The judge was accused of accepting bribes.• His lawyer says he was entrapped by overzealous prosecutors who wrongly characterized campaign contributions as bribes.• He offered me a cash bribe to help him secure the contract.• The violent citizens sought to kill or abduct the Pope when Barbarossa refused to pay them an immense bribe.• A customs official pocketed up to $500,000 in bribes for permitting cocaine to pass through the port.• They paid millions in bribes to tax officials in order to avoid investigation.• In 1994, a major trial involving bribes paid by subsidiaries of Ferruzzi Finanziaria SpA in 1990 led to numerous convictions.• Agnew was later forced to resign over a little unforeseen matter of bribes and tax evasion stemming from his years in Maryland.• Foreign firms willing to offer bribes typically win 80% of international deals.• Only a minority of managers used threats, offered bribes, or criticized the competition to get their way.• Some companies in Belgium and France had paid bribes for the award of contracts.• During his term in office, he took bribes ranging from 22 million to 220 million yen.• The two brothers regularly used bribes and threats to further their business.accept/take a bribe• First, a media sting operation caught several senior government aides taking bribes from arms dealers.• Corruption, taking bribes, failure to declare a conflict in interests have all constituted contempts. 4.• She is alleged to have accepted a bribe used to finance an election campaign for the minister.• A mere 18 months ago members of his International Olympic Committee stood accused of taking bribes.• Half a dozen senior people in the energy ministry, recently sacked on suspicion of taking bribes, may well join him.• Pay enough and it takes away the need to take a bribe.• Charles Becker, a policeman who took bribes, was tried for the crime and electrocuted at Sing Sing.From Longman Business Dictionarybribebribe1 /braɪb/ noun [countable]LAW an amount of money or something valuable that someone gives you to persuade you to help them or do something dishonest for themUS citizens are forbidden by law from offering bribes to officials of foreign governments.He was to be included in the investigation for allegedly accepting bribes.bribebribe2 verb [transitive]LAW to dishonestly give money to someone to persuade them to do something that will help youHis office-equipment firm had bribed politicians to win public-works contracts.→ See Verb tableOrigin bribe2 (1300-1400) Old French “bread given to a beggar”bribe1 verbbribe2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
official, give Corpus especially money a someone, illegally to or public Business
bribe
bribe1 /braɪb/ 
verb [transitive]
1. to illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something for you:
The only way we could get into the country was by bribing the border officials.
bribe somebody to do something
He bribed one of the guards to smuggle out a note.
2. to offer someone, especially a child, something special in order to persuade them to do something
bribe somebody with something
Sam wouldn’t do her homework until I bribed her with ice cream.
bribe2 noun [countable]
The officials said that they had been offered bribes before an important game.
accept/take a bribe
A Supreme Court judge was charged with taking bribes.
2. something special offered to someone, especially a child, in order to persuade them to do something
■ verbs
▪offer somebody a bribe Some sportsmen have been offered bribes to perform badly.
▪accept/take a bribe Any officials who accept bribes will face criminal charges.
▪give somebody a bribe They issued passports to people who gave them bribes.
▪pay a bribe It was claimed that the company paid bribes to win the contract.
■ bribe + NOUN
▪bribe money The mayor is accused of accepting bribe money.
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verb [transitive]1. to illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something for you:
bribe somebody to do something
2. to offer someone, especially a child, something special in order to persuade them to do something
bribe somebody with something
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noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: 'bread given to a beggar'
1. money or a gift that you illegally give someone to persuade them to do something for you:Language: Old French
Origin: 'bread given to a beggar'
accept/take a bribe
2. something special offered to someone, especially a child, in order to persuade them to do something
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Committing a crime 犯罪
commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪 be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖 engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为 steal sb's wallet/purse/( mobile phone/BrE ( cell phoneNAmE 偷某人的钱包／手机 rob a bank/a person/a tourist抢劫银行／他人／游客 break into/ ( BrE burgle/ ( NAmE burglarize a house/a home/an apartment入室盗窃 hijack a plane/ship/bus劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车 smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民 launder drug money (through sth)（通过…）洗毒资 forge documents/certificates/passports伪造文件／证件／护照 take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿 run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
Fighting crime 打击犯罪
combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒 prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版 deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者 reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime/( antisocial behaviourespecially
BrE 减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为 foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋 help/support/protect the victims of crime帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动
report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/( an incident to the policeespecially
BrE 向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件 witness the crime/attack/murder/incident目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件 investigate a murder/( a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incidentespecially
NAmE 调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…)/( a police/murder inquiryespecially
BrE 进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查 investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件 examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹 collect/gather forensic evidence收集法医证据 uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器 describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者 question/interrogate a suspect/witness询问嫌疑人／目击证人 solve/crack the case破案