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The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money.
以揭露隐私特别是性丑闻为威胁手段以谋取钱财的行为。
例句：
Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
林达涉嫌敲诈市长的丑闻。
black market 黑市
A market place where illegal or hard-to-get items are sold or where money is illegal exchanged.
非法或紧俏物资的销售点，或者非法换汇的地方。
例句：
Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market.
黑帮总在黑市购买攻击性武器。
blood money 血腥钱
Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.
为他人受伤、丧命、损坏财产而付出的酬金。
例句：
The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed.
黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。
body bag 装尸袋
A heavy-duty bag that is used to contain a corpse.
一种结实的用来装运尸体的袋子。
例句：
The officer warmed the man to drop his gun or “end up in a body bag.”
警察警告那人放下武器，否则必死无疑。
bomb squad 爆破小组
A team of police who are specially-trained to remove and deactivate bombs.
经专门训练，从事排除和拆卸炸弹的一支警察队伍。
例句：
The bomb squad was called in to deactivate the car bomb.
有关部门请来爆破小组拆除这枚汽车炸弹。
bootlegging 贩卖违禁品
The illegal distribution of items such as alcohol, drugs, firearms, etc.
非法销售物品如酒类、毒品、枪支等。
例句：
Three Mexicans were arrested for bootlegging firearms across the border.
三名墨西哥人因越境贩卖枪支而被捕。
break-in 非法闯入
A burglar
入室盗窃
例句：
it looks like you are the victim of a break-in.
看起来，你是入室盗窃的受害者。
bribery 行贿受贿
The act of offering， giving， or taking bribes.
赠送，提供，或接受贿金的行为。
例句：
The congressman resigned after having been found guilty of bribery.
这位议员被证实犯有行贿受贿罪后辞职了。
bucket shop 投机商号
（Also called “telephone boiler room.”）
An office that is used to promote worthless land or securities by mail or through telemarketing.
（也被称为“电话交易所”）通过邮件或电话营销来推销荒地或垃圾证券的地点。
例句：
Crooks across the country are using bucket shops to scam older people.
全国各地的骗子都利用投机商号来欺骗老年人。
bug 窃听
To use electronic listening devices to listen in on the conversations of others.
使用电子收听装置来偷听他人的谈话。
例句：
This office has been bugged.
这间办公室已被窃听。
bum rap 错捕
An unmerited arrest
不应实施的逮捕。
例句：
Steve served six months jail time on a bum rap.
史迪夫因错捕而受了6个月的监禁。
burglary 入室盗窃
The act of breaking into a home， building， etc. with the intent to steal from it.
闯入民宅、建筑物等，企图偷盗的行为。
例句：
Burglaries in our town have been on the upswing.
我们小城里的入室盗窃案一直在上升。
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