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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When I watch sad movies I get really depressed.
当我看悲伤的电影时，我常常很难过。
To promise and give nothing is comfort to a fool.
允诺而不费什么是给愚蠢人的安慰。
What about the dog?
那么狗呢？