bribe

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something. 贿赂
He was being investigated for receiving bribes. 他那时因为接收贿赂在受到调查。
2. V-T If one person bribes another, they give them a bribe. 贿赂
He was accused of bribing a senior bank official. 他被控贿赂一位银行高级职员。

He discovered that certain corrupt officials had been bribed to approve shoddy construction work .
Apparently various prominent businessmen had been bribing the minister for favours .
He bribed the children with sweets and pocket money not to tell their mum what he'd done.
"You can have my chocolate bar if you'll tell me the answer ." "Are you trying to bribe me?"
They should not have been allowed over the border , but somehow they managed to bribe the guards .