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  • Conjugation : pl  robberies
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

robbery ['rɔbərɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] 抢劫

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

robbery ['rɑbərɪ] ['rɔbərɪ]
  1. 1. noun [Law] 抢劫盗案强盗罪

Collins English-English Dictionary

robbery ['rɒbərɪ]
  1. 1. n [criminal law] the stealing of property from a person by using or threatening to use force
  2. 2. n the act or an instance of robbing

Examples

to get ten years for robbery
因抢劫被判处10年徒刑
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。
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。
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。
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。
The policeman was on his round when he saw the robbery.
劫案发生时,这名警察正在巡逻。
She blamed the robbery on me although I had locked the door.
尽管我当时锁门了,她还是把这次遭抢事件归咎于我。
After the robbery, the chief of police came to ask some questions.
劫案之后,警察局长过来问了些问题。
Much force was involved in the robbery.
抢劫过程中夹带了许多暴力行为。
There was a bank robbery last night, and the thieves got away with $1,700,000.
昨晚发生了一场银行抢劫案,抢匪抢走了170万美元。

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