robbery

• n. 抢劫，盗窃；抢掠

来自 robber,劫匪，-y,名词后缀。

robbery (n.)

c. 1200, from Old French roberie "robbery, theft," from rober "to rob" (see rob).

1. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.

他们这是在盘剥歌迷，简直是明目张胆的打劫。

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2. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.

警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。

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3. Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.

去年抢劫和入室行窃成灾。

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4. Armed robbery and abduction have been on the increase countrywide.

持械抢劫和诱拐案的案发率在全国范围内都有所上升。

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5. About 50 million from the robbery five years ago is unaccounted for.

5年前发生的那起抢劫案中仍有大约5,000万英镑不知去向。

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