suborn

英 [sə'bɔːn] 美 [sə'bɔːrn]

• vt. 教唆；收买；贿赂；教唆某人作伪证

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 收买，买通
2. 教唆（买通）…作伪证
3. 使发假誓，使作假证明
4. 行贿
5. 唆使，怂恿
6. 唆使某人犯法

英英释义

Verb:

1. incite to commit a crime or an evil deed;

   "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
   

2. procure (false testimony or perjury)

3. induce to commit perjury or give false testimony;

   "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. If he thinks that he can suborn me, he is grievously in error.
   如果他认为可以收买我，那他就大错特错了。
2. He tried to suborn the police.
   他企图贿赂警方。

经典引文

• Am I supposed to have suborned my cook and parlourmaid to be my accomplices?

  出自： D. L. Sayers

• Beauty suborns the critical faculty.

  出自： fig.

近反义词

【近义词】

• oil 油
• incite 煽动
• bribe 贿赂
• induce 引起
• entice 诱使
• corrupt 腐败的
• pay off 偿清(欠款等)...