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Meaning of 巧取豪夺

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巧 qiǎo 取 qǔ 豪 háo 夺 duó (Trad.: 巧取豪奪)
to get (sb.'s property) by force or trickery (idiom)
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Synonym: 敲诈勒索
Example Sentences
1
贫穷是不能靠对富人的巧取豪夺来消灭的
。
Poverty could not be eliminated by soaking the rich.
2
为了能捞到想得到的东西
,
不惜煞费苦心
,
巧取豪夺
。
They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was to be got.
3
超级大国以低价从一个卫星国里巧取豪夺各种商品
。
Super powers plundered all kinds of commodities at low prices from a satellite country.
4
一些年轻人转而进行业余的巧取豪夺因为几乎没有其它的机会
(
见文章
)
。
Some teenagers are turning to amateurish extortion rackets because there are few other opportunities (see article).
5
该网站指责力拓
“
拉拢收买
、
刺探情报
、
各个击破
、
巧取豪夺
”
达六年之久
。
The website accused Rio of "winning over and buying off, prying out intelligence ... and gaining things by deceit" over six years.