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Meaning of 要挟

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要 yāo 挟 xié (Trad.: 要挾)
to threaten; to blackmail
Example Sentences
1
赞助商以不付款为要挟
。
The sponsor threatened not to pay up.
2
我的房东要挟说要把每周租金提高
10
英镑
。
My landlord's threatening to put the rent up by 10 a week.
3
忽然有一天
,
你的儿子居然打算用你的梦想来要挟你
!
But then one day your son decides to hold your dreams hostage against you.
4
医务局更以吊销执照来要挟在分会执业的医生
。
Medical boards also threatened many doctors with being stripped of their licenses if they practiced lodge medicine.[19]
5
你为他自豪
,
(
像其他人一样
)
写了一本书
。
忽然有一天
,
你的儿子居然打算用你的梦想来要挟你
!
You're so proud you write a book. But then one day your son decides to hold your dreams hostage against you.