考研英語(yǔ):美國(guó)時(shí)代周刊常用英語(yǔ)詞匯(4)

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犯罪 · Crime
    201.accomplice : 同案犯
    Any person who takes part in a crime.
    參與犯罪的每個(gè)人。
    Tony was found to be an accomplice in the crime.
    人們發(fā)現(xiàn)托尼是該案的同案犯。
    202.adult business district : 紅燈區(qū)
    A neighborhood zoned for pornographic bookstores and movie theaters, striptease bars, etc.
    劃定的街區(qū),作為開(kāi)設(shè)色情書(shū)店、*、脫衣舞場(chǎng)等的場(chǎng)所。
    Police are constantly arresting people over in the adult business district.
    警察常在紅燈區(qū)拘捕人犯。
    203.agricrime : 農(nóng)業(yè)犯罪
    Sort for agricultural crime. The theft of crops and /or farm equipment.
    “agricultural crime”的縮寫(xiě)詞,偷盜莊稼和/或農(nóng)場(chǎng)設(shè)備的犯罪。
    Farmers are losing thousands of dollars each year due to agricrime.
    每年農(nóng)業(yè)犯罪給農(nóng)場(chǎng)主造成了成千上萬(wàn)美元的損失。
    204.armed robbery :武裝搶劫
    The act of using a deadly weapon when raking or attempting to take property form another person or party.
    奪取或試圖奪取他人或他方財(cái)物時(shí)使用致命武器的犯罪行為。
    Did you read about the armed robbery in this morning’s paper?
    今早的報(bào)紙上報(bào)道了這次武裝搶劫,你讀了嗎?
    205.arrest warrant : 逮捕證
    A document that orders the arrest of an individual who has been accused with a crime.
    對(duì)被指控犯罪的某人實(shí)施搜捕的文件。
    The court issued an arrest warrant on the suspect.
    法庭對(duì)這個(gè)嫌疑人發(fā)出了逮捕證。
    206.arson : 縱火
    The crime of intentionally destroying property by the use of fire.
    故意放火毀壞財(cái)產(chǎn)的犯罪。
    Police think the fire that burned down the old warehouse was an act of arson.
    警察懷疑這座倉(cāng)庫(kù)的大火是縱火行為所致。
    207.assassin : 暗殺
    A murderer. A person who sets out to kill someone, esp. a prominent person.
    謀殺者。密謀殺害他人,特別是一位杰出人物的兇手。
    Police are still looking for the assassin of the president candidate.
    警方仍在追查暗殺總統(tǒng)候選人的兇手。
    208.assault : 襲擊
    The act of attempting or threatening to harm another person.
    試圖傷害或威脅要傷害他人的行為。
    Mr. Green was assaulted while he was walking on 25th street.
    格林先生在第25大街行走的時(shí)候受到襲擊。
    209.attack dog : 攻擊犬
    A canine dog that has been trained to attack burglars, etc.
    一種經(jīng)過(guò)訓(xùn)練的狼犬,用來(lái)攻擊竊賊等。
    The officer’s attack dog has saved his life many times.
    這位警察的攻擊犬多次救了主人的命。
    210.back-alley butcher : 卑鄙的屠夫
    Slang for abortionist.
    俚語(yǔ),給人施行流產(chǎn)手術(shù)的人。
    Demonstrators picked an abortion clinic with signs that said “back-alley” butcher.
    *者將一家流產(chǎn)診所用標(biāo)語(yǔ)牌圍起來(lái),牌子上寫(xiě)著”卑鄙的屠夫”。
    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(lái)。
    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(yùn)動(dòng)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(chǎng)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(qián)財(cái)?shù)男袨椤?BR>    Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
    林達(dá)涉嫌敲詐市長(zhǎng)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(xiāo)售點(diǎn),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(gòu)買(mǎi)攻擊性武器。
    215.blood money : 血腥錢(qián)
    Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.
    為他人受傷、喪命、損壞財(cái)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(qián)將那人殺了。