bribe

bribe

B0477500 (brīb)n.1. Money or some other benefit given to a person in power, especially a public official, in an effort to cause the person to take a particular action.2. Something offered to induce another to do something: tried to use dessert as a bribe to get the child to cooperate.v. bribed, brib·ing, bribes v.tr. To give, offer, or promise a bribe to.v.intr. To give, offer, or promise bribes.

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[Middle English, from Old French, piece of bread given as alms.]

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brib′a·ble adj.brib′er n.

bribe

(braɪb) vbto promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp illegallyn1. a reward, such as money or favour, given or offered for this purpose2. any persuasion or lure3. (Textiles) a length of flawed or damaged cloth removed from the main piece[C14: from Old French briber to beg, of obscure origin] ˈbribable, ˈbribeable adj ˈbriber n

bribe

(braɪb)

n., v. bribed, brib•ing. n. 1. money or other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, as a public official. 2. anything given or serving to persuade or induce. v.t. 3. to give or promise a bribe to. 4. to influence or corrupt by a bribe. v.i. 5. to give a bribe; practice bribery. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French: remnant of food given as alms] brib′a•ble, adj. brib′er, n.

bribe

- From Old French, it was originally a piece of bread given to beggars; the original sense of bribe is "extort, rob."See also related terms for rob.

bribe

Past participle: bribed
Gerund: bribing

Imperative
bribe
bribe

Present
I bribe
you bribe
he/she/it bribes
we bribe
you bribe
they bribe

Preterite
I bribed
you bribed
he/she/it bribed
we bribed
you bribed
they bribed

Present Continuous
I am bribing
you are bribing
he/she/it is bribing
we are bribing
you are bribing
they are bribing

Present Perfect
I have bribed
you have bribed
he/she/it has bribed
we have bribed
you have bribed
they have bribed

Past Continuous
I was bribing
you were bribing
he/she/it was bribing
we were bribing
you were bribing
they were bribing

Past Perfect
I had bribed
you had bribed
he/she/it had bribed
we had bribed
you had bribed
they had bribed

Future
I will bribe
you will bribe
he/she/it will bribe
we will bribe
you will bribe
they will bribe

Future Perfect
I will have bribed
you will have bribed
he/she/it will have bribed
we will have bribed
you will have bribed
they will have bribed

Future Continuous
I will be bribing
you will be bribing
he/she/it will be bribing
we will be bribing
you will be bribing
they will be bribing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bribing
you have been bribing
he/she/it has been bribing
we have been bribing
you have been bribing
they have been bribing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bribing
you will have been bribing
he/she/it will have been bribing
we will have been bribing
you will have been bribing
they will have been bribing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bribing
you had been bribing
he/she/it had been bribing
we had been bribing
you had been bribing
they had been bribing

Conditional
I would bribe
you would bribe
he/she/it would bribe
we would bribe
you would bribe
they would bribe

Past Conditional
I would have bribed
you would have bribed
he/she/it would have bribed
we would have bribed
you would have bribed
they would have bribed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bribe - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgmentpayoffpayment - a sum of money paid or a claim dischargedhush money - a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secretkickback - a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transactionpayola - a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular recordsoap - money offered as a bribe
Verb	1.	bribe - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"grease one's palms, buy, corruptcrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"sop - give a conciliatory gift or bribe tobuy off, pay off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor

bribe

noun1. inducement, incentive, pay-off (informal), graft (informal), sweetener (slang), kickback (U.S.), sop, backhander (slang), enticement, hush money (slang), payola (informal), allurement, corrupting gift, reward for treachery He was being investigated for receiving bribes.verb1. buy off, reward, pay off (informal), lure, corrupt, get at, square, suborn, grease the palm or hand of (slang), influence by gifts, oil the palm of (informal) The company bribed the workers to be quiet.

bribe

nounMoney, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior:fix, graft, payola.Informal: payoff.Slang: boodle.verbTo give, offer, or promise a bribe to:buy (off).Informal: pay off.Idiom: grease someone's palm.

Translations

贿赂向...行贿

bribe

(braib) noun a gift offered to persuade a person to do something, usually dishonest. Policemen are not allowed to accept bribes. 賄賂 贿赂 verb to give (someone) a bribe. He bribed the guards to let him out of prison. 向...行賄 向...行贿ˈbribery noun 行賄 行贿

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