[mass noun]the action of robbing a person or place 抢劫;盗窃 he was involved in drugs, violence, extortion, and robbery. 他参与了贩毒,暴力行动,勒索和抢劫。 [count noun]an armed robbery. 一次武装抢劫。 ■(informal)unashamed swindling or overcharging (非正式)敲诈勒索;敲竹杠
语源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French roberie, from the verb rober (see rob)