"shakedowns" in Chinese (Simplified)
敲诈突击检查（监狱）
Definition
“shakedown”的复数。指强迫勒索（金钱等）或突然检查隐藏物品的行为，常用于监狱或执法场景。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“shakedowns”多为非正式或俚语，常见于犯罪或监狱语境。既可以指勒索，也可指突击搜查。常与“警察”、“监狱”、“黑帮”等搭配。不要与“breakdowns（崩溃）”或“crackdowns（打击）”混淆。
Examples
The guards do shakedowns in the prison every week.
警卫每周在监狱进行**突击检查**。
Many businesses suffered from mafia shakedowns in the past.
许多企业过去曾遭遇黑手党**敲诈**。
After several shakedowns, the police found the hidden phone.
经过几次**突击检查**后，警察找到了藏起来的手机。
There have been a lot of shakedowns by corrupt cops lately.
最近腐败警察有很多**敲诈**行为。
Cell phones always disappear after those shakedowns on our block.
在我们那区进行**突击检查**后，手机总会消失。
He keeps quiet about the shakedowns because he's scared of getting into trouble.
他对那些**敲诈**保持沉默，因为他怕惹麻烦。