bribe

贿赂英释nnmoney or a gift that you illegally give someone to persuade them to do something for you

向…行贿英释vvto illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something for you

1 The officials said that they had been offered bribes before an important game..这几名官员说，有人在一场重要比赛之前向他们行贿。

2 The only way we could get into the country was by bribing the border officials..我们要进入这个国家，唯一的办法是贿赂边境官员。