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crime

释义

crime

noun

UK /kraɪm/

Word Forms

singular	crime
plural	crimes

1
countable an illegal activity or action
commit a crime (=do something illegal):
She was unaware that she had committed a crime.
the scene of a crime (=where it happened):
There were no apparent clues at the scene of the crime.
solve a crime (=find out who did it):
It was a crime that would take police years to solve.
Synonyms and related words
General words for crimes
crime
case
count
1. 1a
  uncountable illegal activities in general
  fight/combat crime:
  new laws to help us combat crime effectively
  juvenile crime (=crime committed by young people):
  an increase in juvenile crime
  crime prevention:
  Crime prevention experts are helping to make the hospital secure.
  crime rate (=the number of crimes that people commit):
  The crime rate in the city has risen sharply.
  rising crime (=crime that is increasing):
  Rising crime is a key election issue.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for crimes
  crime
  case
  count
2
singular something that is morally wrong or a mistake
be a crime to do something:
It would be a crime to waste all that food.
Her only crime was to be in love with the wrong man.
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous bad things
a necessary evil
a sore point/spot/subject
bear/take the brunt of something

phrases

a crime against humanity

crime

noun

US /kraɪm/

Word Forms

singular	crime
plural	crimes

1
countable an illegal activity or action
commit a crime (=do something illegal):
She was unaware that she had committed a crime.
the scene of a crime (=where it happened):
There were no apparent clues at the scene of the crime.
solve a crime (=find out who did it):
It was a crime that would take police years to solve.
Synonyms and related words
General words for crimes
crime
case
count
1. 1a
  uncountable illegal activities in general
  fight/combat crime:
  new laws to help us combat crime effectively
  crime rate (=the number of crimes that people commit):
  The crime rate in the city has risen sharply.
  rising crime (=crime that is increasing):
  Rising crime is a key election issue.
  juvenile crime (=crime committed by young people):
  an increase in juvenile crime
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for crimes
  crime
  case
  count
2
singular something that is morally wrong or a mistake
be a crime to do something:
It would be a crime to waste all that food.
Her only crime was to be in love with the wrong man.
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous bad things
a necessary evil
a sore point/spot/subject
bear/take the brunt of something

phrases

a crime against humanity

crime

verb

1
to record as a crime
They investigate the offence and then decide whether or not to crime it.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 02/02/2014
Open Dictionary - February2014

crime

verb

1
to record as a crime
They investigate the offence and then decide whether or not to crime it.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 02/02/2014
Open Dictionary - February2014

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