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crime

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crime /kraɪm/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  
1  CRIME IN GENERAL[uncountableU]SCC illegal activities in general 〔泛指〕犯罪活动
 We moved here because there was very little crime.
我们搬到这里来是因为这里的犯罪率很低。
 Police officers are being given new powers to help combat crime.
警官们被赋予新的权力帮助他们打击犯罪。
 a police crackdown on car crime
警察对汽车犯罪活动的一次严厉打击
 a town with a relatively low crime rate
犯罪率相对较低的一个城镇
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.
他坚持说自己没有犯任何罪行。
 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.
针对老年人的犯罪活动越来越普遍。
 Police are still busy hunting for clues at the scene of the crime (=where the crime happened).
警方仍忙着在犯罪现场寻找线索。
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 无懈可击的犯罪
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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〕情杀罪
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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 〔尤指在战争中的〕危害人类罪
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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 犯罪没有好处〔用于警告人们不要犯罪〕
8  [singular] something that someone is blamed or criticized for doing – use this when you think someone is treated very unfairly 错误，过错〔用于认为某人受到不公平的对待〕 → sin
 My only crime is that I fell in love with another girl.
我唯一的过错就是爱上了另一个女孩。
 Johnson’s biggest crime was that he told the truth.
约翰逊最大的过错就是说了实话。
9  it’s a crime spokenBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS said when you think something is very wrong, and someone should not do it 真是罪过
 It would be a crime to waste all that good food.
浪费那些美味的食物真是罪过。
→ 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.
大多数犯罪活动都是年轻男性所为。
carry out a crime 实施犯罪
The boy admitted that he’d carried out the crime.
男孩承认他实施了犯罪。
fight/combat/tackle crime 打击犯罪
There are a number of ways in which the public can help the police to fight crime.
民众有多种途径可以协助警方打击犯罪。
nbeat crime
new measures to beat car crime
turn to crime (=start committing crimes) 开始犯罪
Youngsters who are bored sometimes turn to crime.
青少年感到无聊了有时就会去从事犯罪活动。
solve a crime 破案
It took ten years for the police to solve the crime.
警方花了十年时间破获此案。
report a crime 报案
I immediately telephoned the police to report the crime.
我立即打电话向警方报案。
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + crime
(a) serious crime 重罪
Kidnapping is a very serious crime.
绑架是非常严重的罪行。
(a) violent crime 暴力犯罪
Figures show a 19% rise in violent crime.
数字显示，暴力犯罪活动上升了19%。
a terrible/horrific crime (also a dreadful crime British EnglishBrE) 可怕的罪行
What made him commit such a terrible crime?
什么致使他犯下如此可怕的罪行？
petty crime (=crime that is not very serious) 轻微的罪行
Immigrants were blamed for the increase in petty crime.
轻微犯罪的数量上升被归咎于移民。
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) 有组织犯罪
nthe growing threats of terrorism and organized crime
car crime British EnglishBrE (=stealing cars) 汽车犯罪
nthe battle against car crime
street crime (=crimes such as robbery committed on the streets) 街头犯罪
nThere will be new measures to tackle street crime.
corporate crime (=involving businesses) 公司犯罪，企业犯罪
nThose responsible for corporate crime often escape punishment.
property crime (=stealing from or damaging property) 财产犯罪
ntheft and other property crime
computer crime (=committed using computers) 计算机犯罪
nIt is usually companies that are the victims of computer crime.
war crimes (=serious crimes committed during a war) 战争罪
a sex crime (=in which someone is sexually attacked) 性犯罪
a hate crime (=committed against someone because of their race, religion etc) 仇视性
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.
犯罪受害人并不总是会报案。
a crackdown on crime (=strong action to fight crime) 严厉打击犯罪
The government has promised a crackdown on crime.
政府承诺严厉打击犯罪活动。
the scene of the crime (also the crime scene) (=the place where a crime has happened) 犯罪现场
Detectives were already at the scene of the crime.
侦探们已经在犯罪现场。
be tough on crime (=punish crime severely ) 强硬对待犯罪
Politicians want to appear tough on crime.
政客们想在犯罪问题上显得态度强硬。
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.
较大的城市受到这波犯罪高潮的冲击最大。
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 预防犯罪
The police can give you advice on crime prevention.
警方可就如何预防犯罪给你提供建议。
the crime rate 犯罪率
The crime rate has gone up.
犯罪率有所上升。
crime figures/statistics 犯罪数字
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) 犯罪小说作家
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘do a crime’. Say commit a crime or carry out a crime.
不要说 ‘do a crime’。 而要说 commit a crime 或 carry out a crime。
 THESAURUS
illegal actions 非法行为
crime noun [countableC, uncountableU] an illegal action or activity, or these actions in general 犯罪，罪行；〔统称〕犯罪活动
The police need the public’s help to solve crimes.
警方破案需要民众的协助。
Crime is on the increase.
犯罪活动数量在上升。
It was a horrific crime.
这是可怕的罪行。
offence British EnglishBrE, offense American EnglishAmE noun [countableC] a crime, especially one that has a particular description and name in law 〔尤指法律上有具体描述的〕罪行，违法行为
It is an offence to drive while using a mobile phone.
一边开车一边使用手机是违法的。
a minor offence (=one that is not serious)
轻罪
na serious offence
a parking offence
违法停车
misdemeanor noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE law a crime that is not very serious 轻罪
They pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and were fined.
他们承认犯有轻罪，被处以罚款。
felony noun [countableC, uncountableU] especially American EnglishAmE law a serious crime 严重的罪行
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于25﹪。
nHe committed a series of violent felonies.
crimes of stealing 盗窃罪
robbery noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of stealing from a bank, shop etc 〔对银行、商店等的〕抢劫，盗窃
Over £100,000 was stolen in the robbery.
这起抢劫案中10万英镑被劫。
The gang carried out a string of daring robberies.
这个团伙犯下一连串胆大妄为的抢劫案。
burglary noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of breaking into someone’s home in order to steal things 入室盗窃
There have been several burglaries in our area.
我们地区发生了多起入室盗窃案件。
theft noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of stealing something 偷窃，盗窃
Car theft is a big problem.
汽车盗窃是个大问题。
thefts of credit cards
信用卡盗用
shoplifting noun [uncountableU] the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them 商店行窃
They get money for drugs from shoplifting.
他们在商店行窃以取得毒资。
fraud noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of getting money from people by tricking them 欺诈，诈骗
He’s been charged with tax fraud.
他因骗税被起诉。
credit card fraud
信用卡诈骗
larceny noun [uncountableU] especially American EnglishAmE law the crime of stealing something 偷窃，盗窃
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.
他因袭击警察被逮捕。
mugging noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place 行凶抢劫
Muggings usually happen at night.
行凶抢劫通常发生在夜间。
murder noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of deliberately killing someone 谋杀，凶杀
He is accused of the murder of five women.
他被指控谋杀五名女子。
homicide noun [countableC, uncountableU] especially American EnglishAmE law murder 谋杀,凶杀
Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst teenagers.
杀人犯罪率在15至19岁人群中上升得最快。
rape noun [countableC, uncountableU] the crime of forcing someone to have sex 强奸（罪）
In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker.
大多数强奸案的受害人认识罪犯。
crimes against property 侵犯财产罪
arson noun [uncountableU] the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building 纵火（罪）
The school was completely destroyed in an arson attack.
学校在一起纵火事件中完全被烧毁。
vandalism noun [uncountableU] the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property 破坏财物（罪）〔尤指破坏公共财物〕
He often got into fights and committed acts of vandalism.
他经常和人打架，破坏财物。
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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”
crime noun →n GRAMMAR1 →COLLOCATIONS1
→THESAURUS1
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