bribing

IPA/braɪb/
KK[brˈaɪbɪŋ]IPA/braɪb/

bribing — verb

  • bribingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • bribings3rd person singular
  • bribinging-ing form
  • bribingedpast simple

1. to give money, gifts, or other benefits to a person who has power or authority,

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to give money, gifts, or other benefits to a person who has power or authority, hoping to persuade them to act dishonestly or break rules in a way that helps you

例句

Faisal was caught bribing a parking inspector to cancel his ticket.

bribing [person] to [benefit]

The construction company was found to be bribing local officials with cash and overseas holidays.

was found to be bribing [person] with [item]

同義詞
  • buy off

    informal phrasal verb; suggests paying someone to stop causing trouble

  • pay off

    informal; often implies settling a debt or giving money to silence someone

  • suborn

    formal/legal; specifically means bribing someone to commit perjury or another crime

反義詞
  • expose

    to reveal dishonest or illegal activity rather than participate in it

  • report

    to tell authorities about a bribe attempt instead of accepting it

文法句型

bribe + person + to-infinitive

bribe + person + with + something

用法筆記

The -ing form 'bribing' often appears as a gerund (noun-like subject or object, as in example 3) or after prepositions like 'for' and 'of' (as in example 5). The base verb 'bribe' is usually transitive - you bribe someone.

常見錯誤

❌He bribed for the official to help him.
✅He bribed the official to help him.
💡'bribe' is transitive; the person being bribed must come directly after the verb without a preposition.