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- illegal [ɪ'liːgəl]
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1.
adj
forbidden by law; unlawful; illicit
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2.
adj
unauthorized or prohibited by a code of official or accepted rules
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3.
n
a person who has entered or attempted to enter a country illegally
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1.
adj
forbidden by law; unlawful; illicit
Examples
- The company was used as a front for illegal money transactions.
- 这个公司成了非法货币交易的场所。 → front
- I saw a documentary about illegal turtle hunting which had a video of them being clubbed to death.
- 我看过一个关于非法猎杀海龟的纪录片，里面记录了海龟被棒打至死的画面。 → club
- The university administration said the car parking fees would help to deal with illegal car parking.
- 大学行政部门认为收取停车费用会有助于解决校内乱停车的问题。 → car
- it is illegal to...
- 做...是非法的 → illegal
- illegal → in-
- 不法行为
- unlawful practice; an illegal act → 不法
- 盗伐森林
- surreptitious felling of a forest; illegal lumbering → 盗伐
- 这样的违法行为不可等闲视之。
- Such an illegal act should not be treated lightly. → 等闲视之
- 非法活动
- unlawful (or illegal) activities → 非法
- 非法入境
- illegal entry (into a country) → 非法
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