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crime

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Related topics: Crime, Crime & law
crime /kraɪm/ ●●● S2 W2 noun
1  CRIME IN GENERAL[uncountableU]SCC illegal activities in general 〔泛指〕犯罪活動
We moved here because there was very little crime.
我們搬到這裏來是因爲這裏的犯罪率很低。
Police officers are being given new powers to help combat crime.
警官們被賦予新的權力幫助他們打擊犯罪。
a police crackdown on car crime
警察對汽車犯罪活動的一次嚴厲打擊
a town with a relatively low crime rate
犯罪率相對較低的一個城鎮
n Grammar
Don’t use ‘the crime’ when talking about illegal activities in general. You say:
Crime has increased dramatically.
✗Don’t say: The crime has increased dramatically.
2  A PARTICULAR CRIME[countableC]SCC an illegal action, which can be punished by law 罪，罪行
He insisted that he had not committed any crime.
他堅持說自己沒有犯任何罪行。
men who have been found guilty of violent crimes
被判犯有暴力罪行的男子
crime against
Crimes against the elderly are becoming more common.
針對老年人的犯罪活動越來越普遍。
Police are still busy hunting for clues at the scene of the crime (=where the crime happened).
警方仍忙着在犯罪現場尋找線索。
3. a life of crime when someone spends their life stealing and committing crimes, in order to get money to live 犯罪生涯
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a life of crime• Jock has chosen a life of crime within which to fashion a self.• They hadn't bothered tuppence before when he was following a life of crime.• I certainly never figured Tod/John for a life of crime.• At the age of twelve, he entered into a life of crime.• I paid Fagin to trap Oliver into a life of crime.
4. the perfect crime a crime that no one knows has been committed, so no one can be punished for it 無懈可擊的犯罪
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the perfect crime• There is no such thing as the perfect crime.
5. crime of passion a crime, especially murder, caused by sexual jealousy 情感犯罪；〔尤指〕情殺罪
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crime of passion• And was it really the crime of passion that Wilde eloquently records?
6. crime against humanity a crime of cruelty against large numbers of people, especially in a war 〔尤指在戰爭中的〕危害人類罪
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crime against humanity• That is a crime against humanity.• If the conference succeeds in labelling slave trafficking a crime against humanity, demands for compensation will surely follow.• He is charged with 20 war crimes, including genocide and crimes against humanity.• Shouldn't they at least be discussed within the same context of international law and crimes against humanity?• These are crimes against humanity, as has been said.• All are defined as crimes against humanity and carry a penalty of life imprisonment.• They also slavishly accepted the amnesty that Pinochet and his generals had granted themselves to avoid trial for their crimes against humanity.• All four have been charged with crimes against humanity by the Hague International Tribunal.
7. crime doesn’t pay SCCused to say that crime does not give you any advantage, because you will be caught and punished – used when warning people not to get involved in crime 犯罪沒有好處〔用於警告人們不要犯罪〕
8  [singular] something that someone is blamed or criticized for doing – use this when you think someone is treated very unfairly 錯誤，過錯〔用於認爲某人受到不公平的對待〕 → sin
My only crime is that I fell in love with another girl.
我唯一的過錯就是愛上了另一個女孩。
Johnson’s biggest crime was that he told the truth.
約翰遜最大的過錯就是說了實話。
9  it’s a crime spokenBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS said when you think something is very wrong, and someone should not do it 真是罪過
It would be a crime to waste all that good food.
浪費那些美味的食物真是罪過。
→ partners in crime at partner1(5), → white-collar(2)
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it’s a crime• It's a crime to throw away all that food.• It's a crime you never took it up, darling.• You tell me that it's a crime to fall in love.
 COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
verbs
commit (a) crime 犯罪
Most crime is committed by young men.
大多數犯罪活動都是年輕男性所爲。
carry out a crime 實施犯罪
The boy admitted that he’d carried out the crime.
男孩承認他實施了犯罪。
fight/combat/tackle crime 打擊犯罪
There are a number of ways in which the public can help the police to fight crime.
民衆有多種途徑可以協助警方打擊犯罪。
nbeat crime
new measures to beat car crime
turn to crime (=start committing crimes) 開始犯罪
Youngsters who are bored sometimes turn to crime.
青少年感到無聊了有時就會去從事犯罪活動。
solve a crime 破案
It took ten years for the police to solve the crime.
警方花了十年時間破獲此案。
report a crime 報案
I immediately telephoned the police to report the crime.
我立即打電話向警方報案。
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + crime
(a) serious crime 重罪
Kidnapping is a very serious crime.
綁架是非常嚴重的罪行。
(a) violent crime 暴力犯罪
Figures show a 19% rise in violent crime.
數字顯示，暴力犯罪活動上升了19%。
a terrible/horrific crime (also a dreadful crime British EnglishBrE) 可怕的罪行
What made him commit such a terrible crime?
什麽致使他犯下如此可怕的罪行？
petty crime (=crime that is not very serious) 輕微的罪行
Immigrants were blamed for the increase in petty crime.
輕微犯罪的數量上升被歸咎於移民。
juvenile/youth crime (=committed by children and teenagers) 青少年犯罪
nPolice blame gangs for a third of all juvenile crime in the city.
nan alleged crime (=not proved to have happened)
No evidence of the alleged crime was presented.
organized crime (=committed by large organizations of criminals) 有組織犯罪
nthe growing threats of terrorism and organized crime
car crime British EnglishBrE (=stealing cars) 汽車犯罪
nthe battle against car crime
street crime (=crimes such as robbery committed on the streets) 街頭犯罪
nThere will be new measures to tackle street crime.
corporate crime (=involving businesses) 公司犯罪，企業犯罪
nThose responsible for corporate crime often escape punishment.
property crime (=stealing from or damaging property) 財産犯罪
ntheft and other property crime
computer crime (=committed using computers) 計算機犯罪
nIt is usually companies that are the victims of computer crime.
war crimes (=serious crimes committed during a war) 戰爭罪
a sex crime (=in which someone is sexually attacked) 性犯罪
a hate crime (=committed against someone because of their race, religion etc) 仇視性
na capital crime American EnglishAmE (=a crime such as murder, for which the criminal can be killed)
phrases
a victim of crime 犯罪受害人
Victims of crime do not always report the offence.
犯罪受害人並不總是會報案。
a crackdown on crime (=strong action to fight crime) 嚴厲打擊犯罪
The government has promised a crackdown on crime.
政府承諾嚴厲打擊犯罪活動。
the scene of the crime (also the crime scene) (=the place where a crime has happened) 犯罪現場
Detectives were already at the scene of the crime.
偵探們已經在犯罪現場。
be tough on crime (=punish crime severely ) 強硬對待犯罪
Politicians want to appear tough on crime.
政客們想在犯罪問題上顯得態度強硬。
nbe soft on crime (=not punish crime severely enough)
He accused the government of being soft on crime.
crime + NOUN
a crime wave (=a sudden increase in crime in an area) 犯罪高潮，犯罪率激增
Larger cities have been the worst hit by the crime wave.
較大的城市受到這波犯罪高潮的沖擊最大。
na crime spree (=when one person commits a lot of crimes in a short time)
He was arrested after a two-day crime spree.
crime prevention 預防犯罪
The police can give you advice on crime prevention.
警方可就如何預防犯罪給你提供建議。
the crime rate 犯罪率
The crime rate has gone up.
犯罪率有所上升。
crime figures/statistics 犯罪數字
nThe new crime figures are not good.
na crime syndicate American EnglishAmE (=an organization of criminals)
Women found themselves trapped by crime syndicates into prostitution.
a crime writer (=someone who writes stories about crimes, especially murder) 犯罪小說作家
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘do a crime’. Say commit a crime or carry out a crime.
不要說 ‘do a crime’。 而要說 commit a crime 或 carry out a crime。
 THESAURUS
illegal actions 非法行爲
crime noun [countableC, uncountableU] an illegal action or activity, or these actions in general 犯罪，罪行；〔統稱〕犯罪活動
The police need the public’s help to solve crimes.
警方破案需要民衆的協助。
Crime is on the increase.
犯罪活動數量在上升。
It was a horrific crime.
這是可怕的罪行。
offence British EnglishBrE, offense American EnglishAmE noun [countableC] a crime, especially one that has a particular description and name in law 〔尤指法律上有具體描述的〕罪行，違法行爲
It is an offence to drive while using a mobile phone.
一邊開車一邊使用手機是違法的。
a minor offence (=one that is not serious)
輕罪
na serious offence
a parking offence
違法停車
misdemeanor noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE law a crime that is not very serious 輕罪
They pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and were fined.
他們承認犯有輕罪，被處以罰款。
felony noun [countableC, uncountableU] especially American EnglishAmE law a serious crime 嚴重的罪行
Fewer than 25 percent of the people arrested on felony charges are convicted.
因重罪指控被捕的人中被判有罪的比例少於25﹪。
nHe committed a series of violent felonies.
crimes of stealing 盜竊罪
robbery noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of stealing from a bank, shop etc 〔對銀行、商店等的〕搶劫，盜竊
Over £100,000 was stolen in the robbery.
這起搶劫案中10萬英鎊被劫。
The gang carried out a string of daring robberies.
這個團夥犯下一連串膽大妄爲的搶劫案。
burglary noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of breaking into someone’s home in order to steal things 入室盜竊
There have been several burglaries in our area.
我們地區發生了多起入室盜竊案件。
theft noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of stealing something 偷竊，盜竊
Car theft is a big problem.
汽車盜竊是個大問題。
thefts of credit cards
信用卡盜用
shoplifting noun [uncountableU] the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them 商店行竊
They get money for drugs from shoplifting.
他們在商店行竊以取得毒資。
fraud noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of getting money from people by tricking them 欺詐，詐騙
He’s been charged with tax fraud.
他因騙稅被起訴。
credit card fraud
信用卡詐騙
larceny noun [uncountableU] especially American EnglishAmE law the crime of stealing something 偷竊，盜竊
nHe was found guilty of larceny.
nphishing noun [uncountableU] the activity of tricking people into giving their personal details, bank numbers etc on the Internet, in order to steal money from them
One in four computer users reports that they have been hit by phishing attempts.
violent crimes 暴力犯罪
assault noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of physically attacking someone 人身侵犯
He was arrested for an assault on a policeman.
他因襲擊警察被逮捕。
mugging noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place 行兇搶劫
Muggings usually happen at night.
行兇搶劫通常發生在夜間。
murder noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of deliberately killing someone 謀殺，兇殺
He is accused of the murder of five women.
他被指控謀殺五名女子。
homicide noun [countableC, uncountableU] especially American EnglishAmE law murder 謀殺,兇殺
Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst teenagers.
殺人犯罪率在15至19歲人群中上升得最快。
rape noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of forcing someone to have sex 強奸（罪）
In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker.
大多數強奸案的受害人認識罪犯。
crimes against property 侵犯財産罪
arson noun [uncountableU] the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building 縱火（罪）
The school was completely destroyed in an arson attack.
學校在一起縱火事件中完全被燒毀。
vandalism noun [uncountableU] the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property 破壞財物（罪）〔尤指破壞公共財物〕
He often got into fights and committed acts of vandalism.
他經常和人打架，破壞財物。
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crime• Crime is a complex social problem with no single cause or solution.• The cops believe they have both participated in an alleged crime and wish to get one or both to give evidence.• He called for making payment delinquency a felony crime in some cases.• The agency also recently hosted a meeting of prefectural police to coordinate investigations into crimes tied to the bad loans.• Compared to most cities, Cedar Rapids has very little crime.• The number of crimes reported in the New York City area has decreased dramatically over the last ten years.• the growing problem of crime in the inner cities• Reynolds became involved in petty crime at a very young age.• Not surprisingly, the police say that 50% of serious crimes are drug-related.• Increasing the number of patrol cars on the street has not had any effect on the level of serious crime.• He was sentenced to 25 years in prison for rape and other sexual crimes against women.• The police would let him use their files because he usually brought back good tips from the crime underworld.• For everyone there is a problem in understanding the nature of the crime when no motive can be identified.• The demonstrators called on the governor to make solving the crime a priority.• Investigators believe that the crime was committed at around 7.30 p.m.• In his past, however, there is an unsolved crime that continues to torment him.• Violent crime increased by 11% last year.
crime against• Crimes against the elderly are becoming more common.
biggest crime• The biggest crime was Oxford's defeat at Tranmere.
From Longman Business Dictionary
crimecrime /kraɪm/ nounLAW
1[countableC] a dishonest or immoral action that can be punished by law
Insider trading is a crime here and in the U.S.
2[uncountableU] illegal activities in general
We moved here ten years ago because there was very little crime.
→ white-collar crime
Origin crime
(1200-1300) Latin crimen “judgment, accusation, crime”

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