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blackmail
敲詐，勒索

[雙語解釋]

The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money.
以揭露隱私特別是性丑聞為威脅手段以謀取錢財(cái)?shù)男袨椤?/div>

例句：

Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
林達(dá)涉嫌敲詐市長的丑聞。