robbery

• n. 搶劫，盜竊；搶掠

來自 robber,劫匪，-y,名詞後綴。

robbery (n.)

c. 1200, from Old French roberie "robbery, theft," from rober "to rob" (see rob).

1. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.

他們這是在盤剝歌迷，簡直是明目張膽的打劫。

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2. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.

警方已排除因搶劫而殺人的可能。

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3. Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.

去年搶劫和入室行竊成災。

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4. Armed robbery and abduction have been on the increase countrywide.

持械搶劫和誘拐案的案發率在全國範圍內都有所上升。

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5. About £50 million from the robbery five years ago is unaccounted for.

5年前發生的那起搶劫案中仍有大約5,000萬英鎊不知去向。

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