racketeering
美 英
n. 敲诈勒索;诈骗
sp. 动词racketeer的现在分词形式.
例句
用作名词(n.)- To protect themselves from rampant crime and racketeering, the oligarchs tried to privatise parts of the KGB.为了使自己免于暴力犯罪和敲诈勒索的伤害,寡头们试图使克格勃的一些部分私有化。
- The Albanian government welcomed the help at a time when Mafia style racketeering was rife and the country's reputation could not have been worse.阿尔巴尼亚政府对这个援助欣然接受,特别是当时正值敲诈勒索的黑手党作风四处蔓延,整个国家形象已经到了不能再糟的地步。
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