"racketeers" in Chinese (Simplified)
敲诈者黑帮分子
Definition
专门通过非法商业活动赚钱的人，尤其涉及欺诈、贿赂或威胁的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Racketeer'为正式用语，多用于法律、新闻或历史语境。常与有组织犯罪相关，不适用于一般小偷，而是指严重、有组织的犯罪活动。
Examples
The police arrested several racketeers last night.
警方昨晚逮捕了几名**敲诈者**。
Racketeers often use threats to get money from people.
**敲诈者**通常用威胁的方式向人们勒索钱财。
The local shopkeepers were afraid of the racketeers.
当地店主害怕这些**敲诈者**。
Some racketeers operate behind the scenes, controlling businesses without anyone noticing.
有些**黑帮分子**在幕后操控企业，不被察觉。
During the trial, the judge listened to stories about how the racketeers made millions illegally.
审判期间，法官听取了关于这些**敲诈者**如何非法赚取数百万的故事。
They finally caught the group of racketeers who were running the protection scam downtown.
他们终于抓住了在市中心实施保护费骗局的那帮**黑帮分子**。