bribe 音标拼音: [br'ɑɪb]
n . 贿赂
vt . 贿赂,收买
vi . 行贿
贿赂贿赂,收买行贿
bribe n 1 :
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment [
synonym : {
bribe }, {
payoff }]
v 1 :
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence ; "
This judge can be bought " [
synonym : {
bribe },
{
corrupt }, {
buy }, {
grease one '
s palms }]
Bribe \
Bribe \ (
br [
imac ]
b ),
n . [
F .
bribe a lump of bread ,
scraps ,
leavings of meals (
that are generally given to a beggar ),
LL .
briba scrap of bread ;
cf .
OF .
briber ,
brifer ,
to eat gluttonously ,
to beg ,
and OHG .
bilibi food .]
1 .
A gift begged ;
a present . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A price ,
reward ,
gift ,
or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge ,
witness ,
voter ,
or other person in a position of trust .
[
1913 Webster ]
Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe . --
Hobart .
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3 .
That which seduces ;
seduction ;
allurement .
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Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these ever ?
blooming sweets . --
Akenside .
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Bribe \
Bribe \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Bribed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Bribing }.]
1 .
To rob or steal . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To give or promise a reward or consideration to (
a judge ,
juror ,
legislator ,
voter ,
or other person in a position of trust )
with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct ;
to induce or influence by a bribe ;
to give a bribe to .
[
1913 Webster ]
Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience . --
F .
W .
Robertson .
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3 .
To gain by a bribe ;
of induce as by a bribe .
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Bribe \
Bribe \,
v .
i .
1 .
To commit robbery or theft . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To give a bribe to a person ;
to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust ,
by some gift or promise .
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An attempt to bribe ,
though unsuccessful ,
has been holden to be criminal ,
and the offender may be indicted . --
Bouvier .
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The bard may supplicate ,
but cannot bribe .
--
Goldsmith .
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1913 Webster ]
78 Moby Thesaurus words for "
bribe ":
Trinkgeld ,
approach ,
bait ,
bonus ,
boodle ,
bounty ,
bribe money ,
buy ,
buy off ,
carrot ,
consideration ,
corrupt ,
donative ,
double time ,
encouragement ,
fee ,
fillip ,
fix ,
get at ,
get to ,
graft ,
gratification ,
gratuity ,
gravy ,
grease ,
grease the palm ,
have ,
honorarium ,
hush money ,
incentive ,
incentive pay ,
incitement ,
inducement ,
instigate ,
interest ,
invitation ,
kickback ,
lagniappe ,
largess ,
liberality ,
lubricate ,
lure ,
oil ,
palm oil ,
pay off ,
payment ,
payoff ,
payola ,
percentage ,
perks ,
perquisite ,
persuasive ,
pourboire ,
premium ,
profit ,
protection ,
provocation ,
purchase ,
reach ,
reward ,
salve ,
soften up ,
something extra ,
sop ,
sportula ,
square ,
stimulation ,
stimulative ,
stimulus ,
suborn ,
sweeten ,
sweetener ,
sweetening ,
take care of ,
tamper with ,
tickle the palm ,
tip ,
whet
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