| 单词 | mugger |
| 释义 | mugger (once / 19832 pages) n Someone who steals another person's personal property after threatening to hurt them (or actually hurting them) is a mugger. Most muggers attack their victims in a public place. To steal things from someone is to rob them, and when it happens outside on the street or sidewalk, especially with the threat of violence, the robber is usually called a mugger. A mugger might brandish a weapon or merely threaten harm, and he usually steals money, jewelry, cell phones, or other valuables. Mugger comes from the verb mug, or "beat up," which originally meant "punch in the face," from the nickname mug, or "face." WORD FAMILYmugger: muggers+/mug: mugful, mugged, muggee, mugger, mugging, mugs/mugful: mugfuls/muggee: muggees/mugging: muggings USAGE EXAMPLESVenezuela is one of the most crime-ridden countries on Earth but few muggers bothered to rob people of their soon-to-be-worthless cash. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) At night, the medical student said, these stairwells were dangerous—unlit and prowled by muggers. The New Yorker(Nov 06, 2016) Prosecutors say Jones reported that a mugger shot him. Washington Times(Nov 04, 2016) n a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street) Hyper robber a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence |
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