Definition
to extract money from a person through intimidation or deceitful practices
勒索；敲詐
Be careful not to let those thugs shake you down, or they will extort money from you.
小心不要讓那些流氓勒索你，否則他們會從你這裡榨取錢財。
The police are investigating a case where a businessman was allegedly shaken down for protection money.
警方正在調查一起案件，據稱一名商人被勒索保護費。
In that city, everyone knows not to mess with the street gangsters, or they might get shaken down.
在那個城市裡，大家都知道不要惹街頭幫派，否則可能會被勒索。