highwayman

noun

1. （旧时常骑马持枪的）拦路强盗
   a man, usually on a horse and carrying a gun, who stole from travellers on public roads in the past

1. （旧时的）拦路抢劫的强盗，公路响马
   In former times, highwaymen were people who stopped travellers and robbed them.

1. Lyrics often concern a local hero named Janosik, a legendary highwayman who brought justice for the oppressed and poor.
   歌词常常是关于一位叫Janosik的当地英雄的，他是一位给受压迫和穷人带来正义的传奇强盗。
2. The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
   强盗纵马而来，来到这古老的小客栈门前。
3. A highwayman robbed the traveler of his money.
   拦路强盗抢了旅行者的钱。
4. The choice traditionally presented by the highwayman is supposed to have only one sensible answer.
   这个通常由劫匪提出的选择，理应只有唯一明智的答案。
5. The most famous highwayman, Dick turpin.
   最出名的拦路强盗迪克特平。
6. The highwayman who offers your money or your life leaves you free to choose – in a sense.
   给你要钱还是要命选择的拦路强盗，给了你选择的自由&从某种意义上讲。
7. A highwayman rode a horse, and usually carried a pistol.
   一个典型的拦路强盗会骑着匹马，并通常携带着一支手枪。
8. The highwayman forced each of the travelers to kick over 20 pounds.
   拦路强盗向每个旅行者勒索20英镑。
9. So young, tight-lipped sheppard, still in his teens, only five feet four inches tall, and very slender and pale, became a petty thief, then a highwayman, with no future to hope for except the gallows or rival's bullet.
   年纪轻轻、沉默寡言的谢泼德，身高仅有五英尺四英寸，身材瘦削，脸色苍白，尚未成年就成了行窃好手，继而拦路抢劫。除了绞刑架或对手的枪弹外，他没有未来可以期待。
10. It is said that at one time a highwayman lived in the house.
    据说从前某个时候，有个拦路强盗在这栋房子里住过。

noun

1. a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it

   Synonym:    highjackerhijackerroad agent