報刊英語單詞精華-藝術(shù)·Art22

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    211.bail : 保釋金
    Money that is deposited with a court in order to secure the release of a defendant while awaiting trial.
    存放在法庭的一定數(shù)量的保證金,以使被告在候?qū)徠陂g獲得釋放。
    Frank’s wife came down to the police station to bail him out.
    弗蘭克的妻子到警察局將他保釋出來。
    212.ballistics : 彈道學(xué)
    The science of firearms and the study of the motion of bullets.
    研究火器及子彈運動的科學(xué)。
    A ballistics expert was taking evidence at the scene of the crime.
    一位彈道學(xué)家正在犯罪現(xiàn)場提取證據(jù)。
    213.blackmail : 敲詐,勒索
    The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money.
    以揭露隱私特別是性丑聞為威脅手段以謀取錢財?shù)男袨椤?BR>    Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
    林達涉嫌敲詐市長的丑聞。
    214.black market : 黑市
    A market place where illegal or hard-to-get items are sold or where money is illegal exchanged.
    非法或緊俏物資的銷售點,或者非法換匯的地方。
    Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market.
    黑幫總在黑市購買攻擊性武器。
    215.blood money : 血腥錢
    Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.
    為他人受傷、喪命、損壞財產(chǎn)而付出的酬金。
    The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed.
    黑手黨拿出血腥錢將那人殺了。 26
    216.body bag : 裝尸袋
    A heavy-duty bag that is used to contain a corpse.
    一種結(jié)實的用來裝運尸體的袋子。
    The officer warmed the man to drop his gun or “end up in a body bag.”
    警察警告那人放下武器,否則必死無疑。
    217.bomb squad : 爆破小組
    A team of police who are specially-trained to remove and deactivate bombs.
    經(jīng)專門訓(xùn)練,從事排除和拆卸炸彈的一支警察隊伍。
    The bomb squad was called in to deactivate the car bomb.
    有關(guān)部門請來爆破小組拆除這枚汽車炸彈。
    218.bootlegging : 販賣違禁品
    The illegal distribution of items such as alcohol, drugs, firearms, etc.
    非法銷售物品如酒類、毒品、槍支等。
    Three Mexicans were arrested for bootlegging firearms across the border.
    三名墨西哥人因越境販賣槍支而被捕。
    219.break-in : 非法闖入
    A burglar
    入室盜竊
    It looks like you are the victim of a break-in.
    看起來,你是入室盜竊的受害者。
    220.bribery : 行賄受賄
    The act of offering, giving, or taking bribes.
    贈送,提供,或接受賄金的行為。
    The congressman resigned after having been found guilty of bribery.
    這位議員被證實犯有行賄受賄罪后辭職了。