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单词 crime
释义
crime
noun
uk
/kraɪm/us
/kraɪm/
B1[U]
illegalactivities:
违法行为，犯罪活动
Therateofviolentcrimefelllastmonth.
seriouscrime
gun/knifecrime
alifeof crime犯罪生涯
arisingcrimerate
a crimewave
crimeprevention防止犯罪
See also
cybercrime
organized crime
petty crime
white-collar crime
B1[C]
anillegalact:
罪，罪行
He hasadmittedcommittingseveralcrimes,includingfraud.他供认犯过好几起案子，包括诈骗。
Thedefendantisaccusedof/chargedwitharangeofcrimes, fromthefttomurder.被告被控犯下了多种罪行，小到偷窃，大到谋杀。
He should not beallowedtoquestionthevictimsof hisallegedcrimes.
Aknifewasfoundatthesceneof thecrime/the crimescene.
See also
hate crime
crime against humanity
war crime
[S]
anunacceptableor veryunreasonableactorsituation:
To have hundreds ofhomelesspeoplesleepingin thestreetsof arichcitylike London isacrime .像伦敦这样富裕的城市还有数以百计无家可归的人睡在大街上是一种罪过。
Itwould beacrime(= awaste)tospendsuch abeautifuldayindoors.这么好的天气要是呆在屋里就太可惜了。
More examples
  • Something must be done toreducethelevelof crime in thearea.
  • Someone ofyourdescriptionwasseenin theareaon thenightof the crime.
  • Thejuryhas todecidewhether apersonisguiltyorinnocentof a crime.
  • InBritain,halfof allviolentcrime isperpetratedbypeoplewho have beendrinkingalcohol.
  • There are fewcrimesmoretrulyshockingthan themurderorabuseofchildren.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Crime - general words
  • anti-crime
  • anti-fraud
  • anti-narcotics
  • arrestable
  • caper
  • carrying-on
  • delinquent
  • driving under the influence
  • DUI
  • felony
  • first-degree
  • foul play
  • hate crime
  • protection racket
  • racket
  • rap sheet
  • second-degree
  • sex crime
  • speeding
  • stitchsomething/someoneup
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences

Idiom

crime doesn't pay
(Definition ofcrimefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
crime
noun
uk
/kraɪm/us
/kraɪm/
B1[U]
illegalactivities
违法行为，犯罪活动
alifeof crime犯罪生涯
risingcrime增多的犯罪活动
crimeprevention防止犯罪
petty(=unimportant)crime/seriouscrime轻微／严重犯罪
B1[C]
anillegalact
罪，罪行
He hasadmittedcommittingseveral crimes,includingfraud.他供认犯过好几起案子，包括诈骗。
Thedefendantisaccusedof/chargedwitharangeof crimes, fromthefttomurder.被告被控犯下了多种罪行，小到偷窃，大到谋杀。
Aknifewasfoundatthesceneof thecrime(= theplacewhere the crimehappened).在犯罪现场发现了一把刀。
Bombingciviliansis a crimeagainsthumanity(= acruelcrime against manypeople).轰炸平民是反人类的罪行。
[S]
anunacceptableor verysillyactorsituation
不能接受的行为；愚蠢的做法
To have hundreds ofhomelesspeoplesleepingin thestreetsof arichcitylike London isacrime .像伦敦这样富裕的城市还有数以百计无家可归的人睡在大街上是一种罪过。
Itwould beacrime(= awaste)tospendsuch abeautifuldayindoors.这么好的天气要是呆在屋里就太可惜了。
More examples
  • Something must be done toreducethelevelof crime in thearea.
  • Someone ofyourdescriptionwasseenin theareaon thenightof the crime.
  • Thejuryhas todecidewhether apersonisguiltyorinnocentof a crime.
  • InBritain,halfof allviolentcrime isperpetratedbypeoplewho have beendrinkingalcohol.
  • There are few crimes moretrulyshockingthan themurderorabuseofchildren.

Idiom

crime doesn't pay

crime| American Dictionary

crime
noun[C/U]
us
/krɑɪm/
anactionoractivitythat is against thelaw, orillegalactivitygenerally:
[U]Violent crime has beenreduced.
[C]It’s a crime toyell"fire" in acrowdedtheaterif there isn’t one.
[C]If youcommita crime, you will bepunished.
People say something is a crime if it iswrong:
[Cusually sing]It’s a crime thatpeoplego tobedhungryin thiscountry.
(Definition ofcrimefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

crime| Business English

crime
noun
LAW
uk
/kraɪm/us
[U]
illegalactivities:
Theareawasplaguedwithfailingschools,risingcrimeandpoorhealthcare.
Unemployment isassociatedwith arisingcrimerate.
crimeprevention
petty/seriouscrime
Thejudicialsystemhas been toosoftoncorruptionandwhite-collarcrime.
Thenumberofcasesofcomputercrimehascontinuedtoincrease.
The newdatabasewillhelpin thefightagainstidentityfraudandorganizedcrime.
combat/tackle crimeMostlocalstoreswereinvolvedin theinitiativetotackleretailcrime.
[C]
anillegalact:
commit a crimeTheformerchiefexecutivehadcommitteda crime and wasbroughttojustice.
be accused of/charged with/convicted of a crimeThedefendantisaccusedof arangeof crimes, fromfraudtoembezzlementofcompanyfunds.
(Definition ofcrimefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcrime

crime
The rate ofcrimehas reduced to zero level now.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The restriction of fingerprint collection to people already suspected of acrimereinforced the tendency to rely upon punishment rather than effective state investigation.
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In other words, in refusing to attribute any role tocrime, these studies are forced into the same zero-sum framework they attempt to challenge.
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One problem with his conclusions derives from his use of the surviving records of convictions for indictable offences as a proxy for allcrime.
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Likewise, what was regarded ascrimeand what we would today label as tort was often equally unclear.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The poverty, disease, andcrimein the new urban slums were seen as resulting from the genetic inferiority of the inhabitants.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The book, however, ranges beyond an economic history of the hamlet, to examine poverty,crimeand punishment, as well as education, religion, leisure and politics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It begins by characterising the crimes against order people and their impact, and then describes strategies for prevention and control over this social phenomenon.
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The economics of having these inmates 'serve all' may outweigh the demands of justice and the public policy concerns related tocrimeprevention.
From theCambridge English Corpus
So, like its antecedent in civil rights debates,crimewas linked to civil rights.
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Categorizingcrimeis always a difficult task, but violent crimes are usually separated from those related to property or disorder.
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Crimestatistics show that this is the most dangerous age.
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Thecrimeattracted interest and scandal and by the second half of the eighteenth century had established a strong hold over the public imagination.
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The remaining nine talk aboutcrime(some of our elderly have become victims ofcrime).
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Because stimulants are primarily used by youth, we examined youth arrests for violent and property crimes separately.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithcrime

crime

These are words often used in combination withcrime.

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alleged crime
The former consist only of the names of prosecutors and defendants in criminal cases, along with theallegedcrimeand the verdict of the grand jury.
From theCambridge English Corpus
brutal crime
There is no doubt that we are faced with a particularly hideous andbrutalcrime.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
crime drama
The story is acrimedrama.
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Wikipedia
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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