[with obj.]move (goods) illegally into or out of a country 走私 he's been smuggling cigarettes from Gibraltar into Spain. 他一直在从直布罗陀走私香烟到西班牙。 [as noun smuggling]cocaine smuggling has increased alarmingly. 可卡因走私增长惊人。 ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]convey (someone or something) somewhere secretly and illicitly 偷带,偷运 he smuggled out a message. 他偷偷送出一条消息。
派生 smuggler noun 语源
late 17th cent.: from Low German smuggelen, of unknown ultimate origin