单词 | mugging |
释义 | muggingmug‧ging /ˈmʌɡɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] ![]() ![]() EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUSviolent crimes► assault an attack on someone in which they are robbed in a public place: noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of physically attacking someone: · He was arrested for an assault on a policeman. ► mugging noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place: · Muggings usually happen at night. ► murder noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of deliberately killing someone: · He is accused of the murder of five women. ► homicide noun [countable, uncountable] especially American English law murder: · Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst teenagers. ► rape noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex: · In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker. ► robbery the crime of stealing money or other things from a bank, shop etc, especially by using threats or violence: · Mobile phones are a common target in street robberies.· Armed robbery is a serious offence. ► theft the crime of stealing something, especially when the person they are stolen from is not present: · Car thefts are on the increase.· Security has been tightened since the theft of a $150,000 oil painting. ► burglary the crime of entering a house or other building illegally and stealing things: · Most burglaries occur when a house or apartment is empty.· He was charged with burglary. ► break-in an occasion when someone breaks a door or window in order to enter a place and steal things: · The break-in was the eighth on our street this year.· There’s been a break-in at the newsagents. ► mugging a violent attack on someone in the street in order to rob them: · There have been a number of muggings outside downtown hotels. ► raid an attack on a bank, shop etc, especially one in which the thieves use weapons: · The gang carried out an armed raid on a post office. ► bank job informal a carefully planned robbery of a bank: · The money from the bank job was quickly taken out of the country. ► larceny law the crime of stealing something from someone, without using force or threats. This word is used mainly in American English. It is now old-fashioned in British English: · He pleaded guilty in New York to nine counts of grand larceny (=stealing things that are worth a lot of money).· They were suspected of being involved in petty larceny (=stealing things that are not worth a lot of money). Longman Language Activatoran attack against a person► attack when someone uses violence against another person and tries to hurt them: · The attack took place as she was walking home.racial/sexual/physical attack: · Fong did not suffer a physical attack, but he was humiliated by the three men. · victims of racial attacks · There was no indication of a sexual attack.attack on: · They finally caught the gang responsible for the armed attacks on foreigners in Dakar.· New statistics show a further increase in attacks on women.vicious/nasty/unprovoked etc attack: · Police say it was a particularly nasty attack.· a number of brutal and unprovoked attacks on gays ► mugging an attack on someone in a public place such as a street, in order to steal something from them: · Preston was a victim of a mugging three months ago.a spate/series of muggings (=several muggings in a short period of time): · Police are investigating a spate of muggings that took place on the campus last week. ► assault an attack on someone - use this especially when talking about the crime of attacking someone: · The charges against the prisoner include criminal damage and assault.indecent/sexual/violent assault: · He was convicted of adultery and indecent assault.· the problem of domestic violence and sexual assault within the homeassault on: · Assaults on public transportation workers have doubled in the last 10 years. when someone steals something► burglary when someone enters a house or other building illegally and steals things: · Call the police -- there's been a burglary.· Most burglaries occur when a house or apartment is empty. ► robbery when someone steals money or other things from a bank, shop etc, especially by using threats or violence: · I took part in my first robbery when I was only thirteen years old.· In the first nine months of this year there were 9611 street robberies involving violence.robbery of: · Police claim to have found the gun used in this morning's robbery of a downtown convenience store.bank robbery: · The police are investigating a series of bank robberies. ► break-in when someone breaks a door or window in order to enter a place and steal things: · There was a break-in at the college last night -- they took all the computers. ► hold-up also stick-up American informal when someone goes into a bank or shop with a gun and demands money: · A man was shot dead in a hold-up at a downtown bank. ► theft formal when something is stolen: · If your passport has been stolen, report the theft to your nearest embassy immediately.theft of: · Security has been tightened since the theft of a $150,000 oil painting.car/bicycle etc thefts: · Police believe they have found the man responsible for a series of car thefts in the past year. ► mugging a violent attack on someone in the street in order to rob them: · There have been a number of muggings outside downtown hotels recently. ► raid when someone goes into a bank or shop while it is open, and steals money or other things using threats or violence: · The police accused the woman of planning a huge armed bank raid in Scotland.raid on: · Detectives managed to catch the gunman who had taken three hostages in a raid on a jeweller's shop.carry out a raid: · Police have released a photo of a man they believe carried out a raid on a supermarket. ► job informal a crime that involves stealing: · Her boyfriend was put in prison after a bank job (=theft from a bank).inside job (=done by someone within the organization): · The police are convinced it was an inside job. ![]() ![]() |
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