快速记忆
bribe [braɪb] v. 贿赂，收买 n. 贿赂
bribe 贿赂 ←同首词→ bridge 桥
eg. The villagers have to bribe the officers to get the bridge rebuilt.
村民们为了让政府重修那座桥，不得不贿赂官员。
——摘自《快速记忆英语单词 口袋书》
英语词源
bribe：贿赂，送给乞丐的小块面包
英语单词 bribe 来自古法语，本意是“送给乞丐的小块面包”，因此拼写上与 bread （面包）有关。后来，由于乞丐和小偷往往相伴而生，有些人讨不来钱就小偷小摸，因此， bribe 又衍生出“被小偷偷走的东西、赃物”之意。
再后来，有些人不仅小偷小摸，还公然敲诈勒索，因此， bribe 又可以用来表示被迫送给这些人的礼物或钱财。再往后，人们主动送给权势之人以换取利益的礼物或钱财也被称为 bribe ，即我们中文所谓的“贿赂”。
- bribe： [braɪb] n. 贿赂 v. 贿赂，收买
- bribery： [‘braɪbərɪ] n. 贿赂，行贿，受贿
常见短语
- Offer a bribe: 提供贿赂
- Take a bribe: 收受贿赂
- bribe someone with money: 用钱贿赂某人
- Accept a bribe: 接受贿赂
- Pay a bribe: 支付贿赂
- bribe a public official: 贿赂公务员
- bribe for special treatment: 贿赂以获取特殊待遇
- bribe a witness: 贿赂证人
- bribe someone to remain silent: 贿赂某人保持沉默
- Offer a cash bribe: 提供现金贿赂
- Political bribery: 政治贿赂
- Corporate bribery: 公司贿赂
- Fight against bribery: 反对贿赂
- Combat corruption and bribery: 打击腐败和贿赂
- bribe for personal gain: 为个人利益行贿
- Anti-bribery laws: 反贿赂法律
- bribery and corruption: 贿赂和腐败
- bribe a government official: 贿赂政府官员
- Offer a bribe to influence a decision: 提供贿赂以影响决策
- Allegations of bribery: 贿赂指控
- bribe in exchange for favors: 用贿赂换取恩惠
- High-profile bribery case: 备受关注的贿赂案件
- bribe for a contract: 为合同行贿
- Anti-bribery measures: 反贿赂措施
- bribery investigation: 贿赂调查
- Campaign against bribery: 反贿赂运动
- bribe a foreign official: 贿赂外国官员
- bribe for political influence: 为政治影响力行贿
- bribe a judge: 贿赂法官
- International bribery: 国际贿赂
- Anti-corruption and bribery policy: 反腐败和贿赂政策
- bribe for a favorable outcome: 为有利结果行贿
- bribery in the business sector: 企业界贿赂
- bribe a police officer: 贿赂警察
- bribe a customs official: 贿赂海关官员
- bribery allegations against politicians: 针对政治家的贿赂指控
- bribe to secure a contract: 行贿以获得合同
- bribe for confidential information: 为机密信息行贿
- bribery and ethics: 贿赂和道德
- Public outcry against bribery: 公众对贿赂的强烈抗议
- bribe a government contractor: 贿赂政府承包商
- Offer a bribe to avoid punishment: 提供贿赂以避免惩罚
- bribery as a criminal offense: 贿赂作为犯罪行为
- bribe a public servant: 贿赂公职人员
- bribe for preferential treatment: 为优惠待遇行贿
- bribery in sports: 体育界的贿赂行为
- bribe a border official: 贿赂边境官员
- bribe for a promotion: 为晋升行贿
- bribery and economic development: 贿赂和经济发展
- bribe a contractor to secure a project: 行贿承包商以获得项目
