| 词组 | robbery |
| 释义 | robbery /ˈrɒbəri $ ˈrɑː-/ noun (plural robberies) [C,U] the crime of stealing money or things from a bank, shop etc, especially using violenceadjectives/nouns + robberya bank robbery Police are investigating a series of bank robberies in the area.a street robbery These phones are a common target in street robberies.armed robbery He received a 10-year prison sentence for armed robbery.attempted robbery He was charged with attempted robbery.a daring robbery They carried out a daring robbery and escaped with millions of dollars.a failed robbery He was arrested during a failed robbery.verbscommit/carry out a robbery The robbery was carried out by an armed gang.take part in a robbery He was one of the men who took part in a robbery on a post office.foil a robbery (=prevent it from being successful) The police were able to foil the robbery.phrasesa string of robberies (=several robberies) They were responsible for a string of robberies.robbery with violence Her son is in prison for robbery with violence.THESAURUS: robbery theft the crime of stealing something, especially when the person it is 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. | The mugging was carried out by three youths in hooded sweatshirts. 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). |
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