robbery

noun

1. 盗窃；抢劫；掠夺
   the crime of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop/store, person, etc., especially using violence or threats
   1. armed robbery (= using a gun, knife, etc.)
      持械抢劫
   2. There has been a spate of robberies in the area recently.
      最近这一地区接连发生了多起抢劫案。

1. N-VAR 抢劫;劫掠
   Robbery is the crime of stealing money or property from a bank, shop, or vehicle, often by using force or threats.
   1. The gang members committed dozens of armed robberies...
      这个帮派的成员犯下了数十宗持械抢劫案。
   2. The man was serving a sentence for robbery with violence.
      这个男子因暴力抢劫而正在服刑。

1. They had been found guilty of armed robbery.
   他们被判犯有持械抢劫罪。
2. Armed robbery and abduction have been on the increase countrywide
   持械抢劫和诱拐案的案发率在全国范围内都有所上升。
3. He was deported on a court order following a conviction for armed robbery
   法庭宣判其持械抢劫罪名成立后他被驱逐出境。
4. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.
   他们这是在盘剥歌迷，简直是明目张胆的打劫。
5. He pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree robbery.
   他对一级抢劫罪的指控表示服罪。
6. A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers 'by grabbing the raiders' shotgun
   一位勇敢的警长夺过了意图袭击珠宝店的劫匪手中的猎枪，挫败了这起持械抢劫案。
7. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
   警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。
8. Soon he was back in the armed robbery business. Again, he got nabbed.
   他不久又再次持械抢劫，又一次被逮捕。
9. Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.
   去年抢劫和入室行窃成灾。
10. Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery.
    莫里斯已承认犯有抢劫罪。
11. The gang members committed dozens of armed robberies
    这个帮派的成员犯下了数十宗持械抢劫案。
12. The man was serving a sentence for robbery with violence.
    这个男子因暴力抢劫而正在服刑。
13. He is serving 11 years for robbery, and did time for a similar offence before that.
    他因犯抢劫罪正在服11年的刑期，此前他也曾因类似罪行蹲过监狱。
14. He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.
    抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
15. Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery.
    因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。
16. His account of the robbery won't hold water.
    他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。
17. The police have uncovered a scheme of robbery.
    警察当局破获了一起阴谋抢劫案。
18. Some of the servants also had act or part in the robbery.
    有些仆人也参加了抢劫。
19. The punishments for robbery and murder are prescribed in the penal code.
    对抢劫和凶杀的惩罚在刑法中有明文规定。
20. Doesn't he look like that man who's wanted for the jewel robbery?
    他不是很像那个因抢劫珠宝罪而受到通缉的罪犯吗？
21. The man was found guilty of armed robbery and condemned to eight years'imprisonment.
    那人犯有武装抢劫罪，被判八年监禁。
22. Nicky was initiated into a world of robbery and violence.
    尼基被带入了一个抢劫和暴力的世界。
23. You carried out this robbery with an accomplice.
    你和一个同谋一起犯了这起劫案。
24. Someone suspected of committing robbery.
    被怀疑犯了抢劫罪的人。
25. They had carried out their robbery with swords, blades and pistols.
    他们已经履行了其与剑，刀和手枪抢劫。
26. If it was a robbery, they missed this.
    如果是抢劫的话，他们漏掉了这个。
27. In court the suspect denied that he had been involved in the robbery.
    在法庭上，那嫌疑犯否认了他曾参与了抢劫。
28. At first he denied having witnessed the robbery, but later he admitted it.
    起初他否认目击了抢劫案，但是后来他承认了。
29. The police apprehended him a week after the robbery.
    在他抢劫后一周，警察就将他逮捕了。

n.

daylight robbery

• 漫天要价；敲竹杠
  the fact of sb charging too much money for sth
  1. You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight robbery.
     他们的要价有一些你都不会相信，简直就是在光天化日之下抢劫呀！

highway robbery

highway robbery

noun

1. larceny by threat of violence

2. plundering during riots or in wartime

   Synonym:    looting