| 单词 | crime |
| 释义 | crimecrimescrimecrime /kraɪm/ noun1[uncountable] illegal activities in general: There was very little crime when we moved here.bemove 我们搬到这里来的时候罪案很少。2[countable] an illegal action that can be punished by law: He committed a number of crimes in the area.commitnumbcrime他在这个地区犯下许多罪行。Phrasesit’s a crime spoken used to say that something is morally wrong: It’s a crime to waste food.浪费食物是一种罪过。the scene of the crime the place where a crime has happened: Detectives were already at the scene of the crime.detectivebe警探们已经在犯罪现场。COLLOCATIONS: crimeverbsto commit (a) crimeI have not committed any crime.commit ► Do not say ’do a crime’. Say commit a crime or carry out a crime.to carry out a crimeThey both planned and carried out the crime.plancarryto turn to crime (=to start committing crimes)He turned to crime to pay off his debts.turndebtto solve a crimeThe crime was never solved.besolveto fight crimeHow can we help the police to fight crime?to report a crimeI immediately telephoned the police to report the crime.telephoneadjectivesserious crime (=bad crime)Have you ever been the victim of a serious crime?bepetty crime (=crime that is not very serious)As a teenager, he became involved in petty crime.becomeinvolveviolent crimeThe level of violent crime has gone down.havegoorganized crime (=crime committed by large organizations of criminals)There were rumours that he was involved in organized crime.berumourbeinvolveorganizenoun + crimewar crimes (=serious crimes committed during a war)The former leader was put on trial for war crimes.becrimestreet crime (=crimes such as robbery committed on the streets)There will be new measures to tackle street crime.measurecar crime British English (=stealing cars)the battle against car crimecrime + nounthe crime rateJapan has a very low crime rate.havea crime wave (=a sudden increase in crime in an area)The city has been hit by a crime wave.havebecrime preventionThe police can give you advice on crime prevention.THESAURUS: crimedifferent types of crimerobbery the crime of stealing from a bank, shop etc, especially using violence: They stole £100,000 in the robbery.steala daring bank robberydareThe gang carried out several robberies.carryrobberyburglary the crime of breaking into someone’s home in order to steal things: There was a burglary in the house across the street.betheft formal the crime of stealing something: Car theft is a big problem.bethefts of mobile phonestheftphoneshoplifting the crime of taking small things from shops without paying for them: She was arrested in the supermarket for shoplifting.bearrestshopliftmugging the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place: There have been several muggings on the High Street.bemuggingmurder the crime of deliberately killing someone: He was charged with his wife’s murder.bechargeassault the crime of physically attacking someone: The gang carried out a vicious assault on an elderly man.carryfraud the crime of deceiving people in order to get money: credit card fraudHe was jailed for tax fraud.bejailarson the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building: The school was destroyed in an arson attack.bedestroyvandalism the crime of deliberately damaging public property: Vandalism has been a serious problem on the railways.haveberailway |
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