单词 | crime spree |
释义 | > as lemmascrime spree crime spree n. originally U.S. a period of sustained criminal activity, now esp. as carried out by a single criminal or criminal gang. ΚΠ 1919 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News & Sentinel 19 Apr. 11/5 (heading) St. Louis on Crime Spree. 1923 N.Y. Times 8 June 13/1 Two real ‘baby burglars’, sister and brother, one 8, the other 12, were put in the House of Detention today after a brief crime spree. 1974 Times 14 Sept. 2/4 A couple who were said to have travelled about Britain for 18 months on a massive crime spree were sentenced at Exeter Crown Court yesterday. 2007 L. Wood Funny Business xxi. 280 Police later said the offender..had been on a four-month crime spree during which he stole sixteen cars and broke into a dozen houses. < as lemmas |
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