crime
crime
noun
noun
- an action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law
罪；罪行
shoplifting was a serious crime.
入店扒窃是严重罪行。
■[mass noun]illegal activities
非法行为；违法行为
the victims of crime.
不法行为的受害者。
■an action or activity which, although not illegal, is considered to be evil, shameful, or wrong
罪恶行为；可耻行为；不道德行为
they condemned apartheid as a crime against humanity.
他们将种族隔离斥为违背人性的可耻行为。
[with infinitive]it's a crime to keep a creature like Willy in a tank.
将威利这样的动物关在水池里是不人道的。
- [with obj.](Brit. informal)(especially in the army) charge with or find guilty of an offence
(英，非正式)（尤指在军队）指控有罪；判罪
they found the note and I got crimed for it.
他们发现了便条，我因此被控有罪。
- Middle English (in the sense 'wickedness, sin'): via Old French from Latin crimen 'judgement, offence', based on cernere 'to judge'
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