[] to give or offer sb money, etc. to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest行贿；贿赂◆He bribed them to stay with a pay rise.他用加薪的办法贿赂他们留下来。◆She was bribed into handing over secret information.她被收买交出了机密资料。⨁to attempt / try to bribe sb企图／试图贿赂某人