| 单词 | crime wave |
| 释义 | crime wave noun[Cusually singular] uk/ˈkraɪm ˌweɪv/us/ˈkraɪm ˌweɪv/asuddenincreasein thenumberofcrimes 犯罪率激增Crime - general words
Examplesofcrime wavecrime wave Their priority was not to protect local communities from either the occupying forces or the post-warcrimewavefed by hyperinflation and generalised penury. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps reflecting the deleterious effects of thecrimewave, the image of the judiciary did not improve in the years immediately following the war. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, the transaction costs of demilitarisation heightened the post-warcrimewave. From theCambridge English Corpus Viewed in this way, the truism that acrimewavewas the cause of legislative activism on penal reform becomes problematic. From theCambridge English Corpus Critics used the new laws as a convenient scapegoat and a distraction from the inadequacies of the criminal justice system and other factors in thecrimewave. From theCambridge English Corpus Throughout the 1870s, the condition of the kingdom deteriorated, as food shortages and inflation incited popular revolts and acrimewaveof dacoity which the authorities proved powerless to quell. From theCambridge English Corpus While they take such perceptions seriously, their prime concern is not with the much-toutedcrimewave, but rather with strengthening the rule of law (p. 3). From theCambridge English Corpus Was not this rather an odd operation at a time when the police are facing a mountingcrimewave? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the physical facts of the present situation, as a result of this samecrimewave, make lamentable reading. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he realise that we are in the middle of the greatestcrimewaveof the century? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All those matters would not dramatically reduce thecrimewave, but they would enhance the vital links between the police and the public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While the shortage of police is not the cause of thecrimewave, it is a great obstacle to dealing with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not responsible for thecrimewave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We know only too well of thecrimewavein this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to deal with this extraordinary business about thecrimewave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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