crime

US [kraɪm]
UK [kraɪm]
  • n.罪;罪行;犯罪活动;罪过
  • v.指控犯罪;判定犯罪;处罚军事犯
  • Web罪恶;犯罪行为;背德
Plural Form:crimes  
crime
n.
1.
[u]
犯罪活动;不法行为activities that involve breaking the law
an increase in violent crime
暴力犯罪活动的增加
the fight against crime
与犯罪活动的斗争
Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year.
商店每年在防止犯罪方面的花费越来越多。
petty/serious crime
轻微的╱严重的犯罪
the connection between drugs and organized crime
毒品与有组织犯罪之间的联系
He turned to crime when he dropped out of school.
他辍学后沦为罪犯。
The crime rate is rising.
犯罪率正在上升。
crime fiction/novels(= stories about crime)
描写犯罪活动的小说
crime figures/statistics
犯罪数字╱统计数字
She's a crime writer(= she writes stories about crime).
她是罪案小说作家。
2.
[c]
~ (against sb)
罪;罪行an illegal act or activity that can be punished by law
to commit a crime(= do sth illegal)
犯罪
The massacre was a crime against humanity .
这场大屠杀是一桩反人类的罪行。
3.
[sing]
(informal)
不道德的行为;罪过an act that you think is immoral or is a big mistake
It's a crime to waste so much money.
挥霍这么多钱是一种罪过。

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