robbery

robbery

英 ['rɒb(ə)rɪ]
　　美 ['rɑbəri]

n. 搶劫，盜竊；搶掠

中文詞源：

robbery 搶劫行為

來自 robber,劫匪，-y,名詞後綴。

例句：

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。

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。

3. Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.
去年搶劫和入室行竊成災。

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范圍內都有所上升。

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。