Robbery
[ 'rɑbəri ]
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n. 抢劫案;明抢;敲竹杠;明目张胆地索取高价;
💡 词根助记
robb=rob抢+ery行为，情况 →抢劫
📝 例句
nab a person for robbery [stealing a book]
以强盗 [偷书] 罪逮捕某人
His account of the bank robbery is somewhat overdrawn.
他对银行抢案的叙述有些夸张。
He was arrested on a charge of armed robbery.
他被指控犯武装抢劫罪而遭逮捕。
He denied any role in the robbery.
他否认曾参与这起抢劫案。
He graduated from petty theft to bank robbery.
他从小偷小摸发展到抢劫银行。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ robber-盗贼,y-似“弹弓”:盗贼用弹弓实施抢劫真是愚蠢
※jobbery-营私舞弊,job-工作,robbery-抢劫:营私舞弊就是利用工作进行抢劫
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
robbery
n[C, U]
1 (instance of) stealing; theft 抢劫; 盗窃; 偷盗; 失窃
three robberies in one week 一周内的三起劫案
Armed robbery is on the increase everywhere. 持械劫案各地均有增无已.
2 (idm 习语) daylight robbery => daylight.
🔁 扩展释义
*['rɒbәri]n. 抢掠, 抢夺【法】 强盗, 抢劫, 劫掠
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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Try it there, Tom.
放在那儿试试 Tom。
Some young couples get married on that day too.
一些年轻的夫妇也在这一天结婚。
One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance.
1小时17分过去了，走了还不到一半路程。