| 单词 | crime-preventer |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrime-preventer C1. Objective, instrumental, etc., as crime-promoting, crime-ridden, crime-stained, etc., adjs.; also crime-preventer. ΚΠ 1801 W. Winstanley Hypocrite Unmask'd v. 83 The lightest punishment your crime-stained heart can suffer. 1823 J. S. Mill Autobiogr. (1924) 273 The Catholic priesthood added..the crime-promoting doctrine of indulgences. 1859 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1858 President's Addr. p. civ One crime-preventer hangs the man, another trains the boy. 1873 Times 1 July 6/4 Ireland was a most crime-ridden country. 1886 A. D. Ainslie Reynard the Fox i. 2 The rascal Reynard, crime-bestained. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 14 July 2/1 She wondered..what manner of hideous crime-stained countenance that paper hid. 1947 Times 2 Apr. 3/4 This [sc. Burma], the most crime-loving country in Asia. 1960 L. T. Wilkins Delinquent Generations 1 Children born during the war might be more crime-prone than others. 2005 V. Lougheed Belize 51 In the past, Belize City was considered a dangerous and crime-riddled place. < as lemmas |
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