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报刊英语单词精选讲解300【32】

发布: 2008-5-30 17:52    作者: maplesky  来源: maplesky    查看: 249次

259.hot wire :  (汽车)电启动

To electrically start a vehicle without using an ignition key.

不用点火钥匙而用电来发动汽车。

Seasoned crooks can hot wire a car in seconds.

手段高明的窃贼可在几秒钟内用电启动来发动汽车。

260.impulse crime : 冲动犯罪

Crimes such as shoplifting, raping, vandalizing, etc. that are done on an impulse.

在冲动之下所犯的罪行,如商店扒窃、强奸、损坏公物等。

261.juvenile delinquency : 青少年犯罪

Criminal behavior by adolescents and children.

少年和儿童的犯罪行为。

Some parents aren’t concerned about juvenile delinquency.

一些家长对青少年犯罪漠不关心。

262.labor racketeering : 工会诈骗

Corrupt practices and organized crime that involve organized labor.

涉及工会的腐败行为和团伙犯罪。

The New York union leader was convicted of labor racketeering.

纽约的工会领袖被判有工会诈骗罪。

263.larceny : 偷盗

The stealing of another person’s property.

偷取别人财产的行为。

Have you over been arrested for larceny?

你有偷盗被捕的经历吗?

264.libel : 文字诽谤

Written defamation.

以文字材料来诋毁他人名声的行为。

The famous actress is suing the tabloids for libel.

这位知名的女演员正以诽谤罪起诉数家通俗小报。

265.Mafia : 黑手党

A secret society that originated in Italy in the 1860’s. The Mafia now widespread, and is focused on power and profit.

19 世纪 60 年代起源于意大利的秘密团体。现在黑手党势力广为分布,专门从事扩张势力、牟取钱财。

The “Godfather” is a story about the powerful mafia families in New York.

电影《教父》就是有关纽约黑手党的豪门大户的故事。

266.mail fraud : 邮政诈骗

The using of the mail system to defraud the public.

利用邮政系统诈骗公众的行为。

That mail-order company has been convicted of mail fraud.

那家邮购公司被判有邮政诈骗罪。

267.manhunt  : 追捕

An organized search to catch a criminal or an escapee.

有组织的追踪、捉拿囚犯、逃犯。

Police have organized a manhunt to capture the escaped convict.

警方组织了一次追捕以抓获那名逃犯。


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