1. | [u] 犯罪活动;不法行为activities that involve breaking the law |
an increase in violent crime 暴力犯罪活动的增加 | |
the fight against crime 与犯罪活动的斗争 | |
Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year. 商店每年在防止犯罪方面的花费越来越多。 | |
petty/serious crime 轻微的╱严重的犯罪 | |
the connection between drugs and organized crime 毒品与有组织犯罪之间的联系 | |
He turned to crime when he dropped out of school. 他辍学后沦为罪犯。 | |
The crime rate is rising. 犯罪率正在上升。 | |
crime fiction/novels(= stories about crime) 描写犯罪活动的小说 | |
crime figures/statistics 犯罪数字╱统计数字 | |
She's a crime writer(= she writes stories about crime). 她是罪案小说作家。 |
2. | [c] ~ (against sb) 罪;罪行an illegal act or activity that can be punished by law |
to commit a crime(= do sth illegal) 犯罪 | |
The massacre was a crime against humanity . 这场大屠杀是一桩反人类的罪行。 |
3. | [sing] (informal) 不道德的行为;罪过an act that you think is immoral or is a big mistake |
It's a crime to waste so much money. 挥霍这么多钱是一种罪过。 |