英:[ˌrækəˈtɪə(r)]
美:[ˌrækəˈtɪr]
英:[ˌrækəˈtɪə(r)]
美:[ˌrækəˈtɪr]
rack·et·eer
rae tir
复数:racketeers
第三人称单数:racketeers
现在分词:racketeering
过去式:racketeered
过去分词:racketeered
词根:racketeer
n.racketeering 敲诈勒索;诈骗
v.racketeering 敲诈(racketeer的ing形式);对…进行勒索
"黑帮成员,从事勒索、保护费、恐吓等活动",1927年,这个词源于禁酒时期,来自 racket(n.1)的“不诚实活动”意义和 -eer。早在1926年,它就指组织欺诈性破产的人。到1928年,它成为了一个动词。相关词汇: Racketeering,动名词(1927年)。
[A] racketeer is nothing more nor less than a gangster who has organized thuggery along business lines. ["What is a Racketeer?" Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 7, 1928]
[" racketeer "无非就是一个将暴力团伙组织成商业化的黑手党。"(“什么是 racketeer?”布鲁克林每日鹰报,1928年10月7日)]
The first known use of racketeer was in 1924
rack1 of 4noun
a framework for holding fodder for livestock
an instrument of torture on which a body is stretched
a framework or stand on or in which articles are placed bicycle rack
hat rack
a bar with teeth on one side for fitting together with those of a pinion
a pair of antlers
rack2 of 4verb
to cause to suffer torture, pain, sorrow, or ruin
racked by a cough
to stretch or strain violently
racked his brains for the answer
to place (as pool balls) in a rack
rack3 of 4noun
either of two gaits of a horse:
pace sense 2b
a fast showy gait similar to the pace but in which the feet of the same side do not touch down at the same time
rack4 of 4noun
a cut of meat from a lamb or pig that includes some of the rib section
racket1 of 3noun
a light implement consisting of a handle attached to an open frame with a network of strings stretched across it that is used to hit the object in play (as a ball) in various games (as tennis, badminton, or racquetball)
paddle entry 2 sense 1c
racket2 of 3noun
a loud confused noise
a dishonest scheme for obtaining money (as by cheating or threats)
an easy way to make money or earn a living
is that all you do? What a racket
racket3 of 3verb
to make a racket
racketeernoun
one who gets money or advantages by using force or threats
racketeernoun
one who gets money or advantages by using force or threats
1 Parts of the city turned into wastelands of racketeers and alcoholics.
2 Her company, Hercules Construction, is in charge of excavating the canal, and Beatrice hopes that this respectable, high-profile venture will lead her out of the “shadow business” of racketeering.
3 At the same time, he was indicted in New York on charges that include racketeering, kidnapping, forced labor and the sexual exploitation of a charges.
4 Those who balk at the policy have been attacked as apologists for colonialism and “cultural racketeering.”
5 The Brooklyn prosecutors had already charged R. Kelly with racketeering, kidnapping, forced labor and sexual exploitation.
6 His father, the so-called "Teflon Don," died of cancer in 2002 while serving a life term for murder, racketeering, extortion and tax evasion.
7 Years later, that same cop I wrote about was indicted for racketeering amongst other charges, was convicted and is now serving 18 years federal prison.
8 Prosecutors said Singer was scheduled to plead guilty in Boston Tuesday to charges including racketeering conspiracy.
9 Her crafty father kept the family fed and clothed through the Depression by working for a racketeer named Dexter Styles.
10 The 54-year-old defendant, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, has pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges accusing him of running a Chicago-based enterprise of managers, bodyguards and other employees who helped him recruit and transport his victims.
11 John Vandemoer, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to one count of racketeering conspiracy after prosecutors brought charges against 49 other people, including celebrities, for participating in a vast college admissions fraud scheme.
12 The series explored how an entourage of supporters protected Kelly and silenced his victims for decades, foreshadowing the federal racketeering conspiracy case that landed Kelly in jail in 2019.
13 Al Capone was a famous racketeer in Chicago.
阿尔卡彭是在芝加哥的一位有名敲诈者。
14 On two different songs, Lamar expresses a kind of sympathy for R. Kelly, who has been convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering.
15 Many fans of R. Kelly stuck with him in their private listening habits, even as the singer was accused — and convicted — of racketeering and sex trafficking.
16 Mr. Nash later admitted to bribing that lone juror, and in 2001, he struck a plea bargain in which he was sentenced to 37 months in prison for racketeering.
17 He was a famous racketeer in Chicago.
他是芝加哥有名的骗子。
18 “You are a murderer or a thief or a racketeer; and you are hiding out.”
19 The union, she wrote, was one of those “racketeer things,” though there might be a job at Paramount Pictures.
20 For her involvement, Mack was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of probation, after pleading guilty to racketeering and other charges.
1 敲诈者
2 敲诈勒索者
3 勒索者
4 欺诈
unfair indirect deceptive bogus insidious disingenuous insincere plant fraud fiddle juggle cunning imposition dishonesty ruse guile insincerity bunco imposture knavery swindling cheat trick impose scam defraud bilk flimflam swindle skin game two faces under one hood
6 恐吓
threatening menacing menacingly threat intimidation terrorization threaten cow bully intimidate frighten menace bulldoze daunt ship up blustering denunciatory strike thunder denunciation bravado bluff denounce bluster concuss affright outface gally mau-mau thunderbolt
8 勒索
extorsive extortionate bloodsucking extorsively squeeze racket blackmail extortion shakedown exaction screw bleed extort milk exact wring
9 骗子
artist Sharp fraud fake cheat shark crook sham fraudster cheater twister fiddler trickster knave phoney sharper spieler lurcher bunyip nobbler overreacher ganef magsman schlenter samfi shicer con man take-in shit-heel shit-hook clip-artist gypper skin leg operator clip sharp Greek con stiff booster hawk idol coyote kite hustle counterfeit burglar phony rook shaver quack mace jackal charlatan impostor juggler faker dingo slicker biter humbug skinner bilk spritzer grifter come-on duffer gyp blackleg duper pettifogger highbinder shammer twicer saltimbanco chouse quacksalver faitour
10 勒索金钱