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单词 mugging
释义
muggingmug‧ging /ˈmʌɡɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Police are investigating a spate of muggings that took place on the campus last week.
  • Preston was a victim of a mugging three months ago.
  • Robberies and muggings are common in the area.
  • There have been a number of muggings outside downtown hotels recently.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At this stage, he said, it seems more likely that an attempted mugging went badly wrong.
  • Even if you escape mugging or harassment, you will not escape the depression induced by your environment.
  • I would have thought it is very dangerous to get football hooliganism mixed up with mugging.
  • Let me start with the case which you mention first, the growth of mugging.
  • The usual run of mugging, housebreaking and shoplifting.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSviolent crimes
noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of physically attacking someone: · He was arrested for an assault on a policeman.
noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place: · Muggings usually happen at night.
noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of deliberately killing someone: · He is accused of the murder of five women.
noun [countable, uncountable] especially American English law murder: · Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst teenagers.
noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex: · In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker.
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.
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.
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.
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.
a violent attack on someone in the street in order to rob them: · There have been a number of muggings outside downtown hotels.
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.
informal a carefully planned robbery of a bank: · The money from the bank job was quickly taken out of the country.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
a violent attack on someone in the street in order to rob them: · There have been a number of muggings outside downtown hotels recently.
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.
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.
 an attack on someone in which they are robbed in a public place:  Crime is on the increase, especially mugging and burglary. Dudley was the victim of a violent mugging.► see thesaurus at crime
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