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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

daylight robbery
  1. 1. [verbal] 公开抢劫;明目张胆地索取高价,掠夺东西

Collins English-English Dictionary

daylight robbery
  1. 1. n [informal] blatant overcharging

Examples

broad daylight
大白天,光天化日 broad
see daylight ahead
看到(胜利的)曙光在前 daylight
in broad daylight
光天化日之下 broad
daylight film daylight
to get ten years for robbery
因抢劫被判处10年徒刑 get
He was kicked and beaten by criminals during a robbery.
他在被抢的时候被歹徒拳打脚踢了一顿。 kick
Luckily no one was shot dead during the robbery in the bank last evening.
很幸运,在昨晚的银行抢劫案中没有枪击伤亡。 shot
He got all the juice of the neighborhood after his big robbery.
经过这次抢劫案之后,他成了这片儿的地头蛇。 juice
It was her favorite movie that planted this idea about the robbery.
正是那部她最喜爱的电影让她萌生了抢劫的念头。 plant
The policeman was on his round when he saw the robbery.
劫案发生时,这名警察正在巡逻。 round

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