crime
noun
kraɪm
noun
1
illegal
activities
in
general
〔泛指〕犯罪活动
U
2
Do
not
say
不要说 ‘make/do (a) crime’. Use 而要用 commit
Young
men
are
more
likely
to
commit
crime.
年轻人更容易犯罪。
She
has
committed
a
terrible
crime.
她犯下了可怕的罪行。
3
an
illegal
action,
which
can
be
punished
by
law
罪; 罪行
C
He
insisted
that
he
had
not
committed
any
crime
.
他坚持说自己没有犯任何罪行。
Rape
is
a
very
serious
crime
.
强奸是非常严重的罪行。
men
who
have
been
found
guilty
of
violent
crimes
被判犯有暴力罪行的男子
[+
against
]
Crimes
against
the
elderly
are
becoming
more
common.
针对老年人的犯罪活动越来越普遍。
The
City
Council
made
it
a
crime
to
drink
alcohol
in
the
street.
市议会规定在街上喝酒是犯法的。
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。
4
a life of crime
when
someone
spends
their
life
stealing
and
committing
other
crimes,
in
order
to
get
money
to
live
犯罪生涯
5
the perfect crime
a
crime
that
no
one
knows
has
been
committed,
so
no
one
can
be
punished
for
it
不留破绽的犯罪
6
crime of passion
a
crime,
especially
murder,
caused
by
sexual
jealousy
桃色案件;〔尤指〕情杀罪
7
crime against humanity
a
crime
of
cruelty
against
large
numbers
of
people,
especially
in
a
war
危害人类罪〔尤指在战争中〕
8
crime doesn’t pay
used
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
违法犯罪是没有好处的〔用于警告人们不要犯罪〕
9
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时〕;
singular 单数
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。
10
it’s a crime
said
when
you
think
something
is
very
wrong,
and
someone
should
not
do
it
[口] 真是罪过
spoken
It
would
be
a
crime
to
waste
all
that
good
food.
浪费那些美味的食物真是罪过。
11
crimes
that
involve
stealing
things
涉及偷东西的犯罪
12
crimes
that
involve
attacking
people
涉及袭击人的犯罪
13
someone
who
commits
crimes
犯罪者