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
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Is there anyone present who can show
在座可有人能提出
He phoned to cancel the meeting.
他打电话来取消会议。
Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
那些没能进到场内的人没有必要感到失望，因为很多应该出场的专业演员都没有来。