shake down

英 [ʃeɪk daʊn]

美 [ʃeɪk daʊn]

威胁; 勒索; 搜身

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 威胁;勒索;搜身
  If someoneshakesyoudown, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you.
  1. He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes...
     他下令取消公路上的警方检查站，因为警察们在这些地方向司机强行索要贿赂。
  2. Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.
     居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。

双语例句

• Through shake down testing and pilot-production, it is approved that it is practicable to do tractor holster welding with robot.
  通过调试试验及试生产证明利用弧焊机器人焊接拖拉机机架是可行的。
• Next week the captain will shake down his new ship on a voyage to the Mediterranean Sea.
  下周船长要将他的新船开到地中海去试航。
• Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.
  居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。
• Coconut small monkeys wanted you to help it shake down!
  小猴子想吃椰果，你来帮它摇下来吧！
• Let's shake down on the floor with a blanket or two.
  让我们弄一、两条毯子在地板上打个临时铺睡吧。
• Once you have recorded the reading, shake the thermometer down to below 36 degrees
  一旦完成计数，把温度计标数甩到36度以下。
• The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling.
  旅行过程中，包里的东西可能会晃落下来。
• Shake down the mercury after you have read and recorded the temperature.
  你看完温度并记录后，将水银甩下来。
• He finally managed to shake down the troublesome motor and get on his way.
  他终于设法修好了老出毛病的发动机，然后上路了。
• Shake down peasants by pretending to arrest them
  以逮捕为要挟向农民敲诈勒索