crime
n
1
(a) [C] offence for which one may be punished by law 罪; 罪行
commit a serious crime 犯重罪
a minor crime like shoplifting 入店行竊之類的小罪
convicted of crimes against humanity 被判犯有違反人性的罪行.
(b) [U] such offences; law-breaking 犯罪活動; 不法行為
an increase in crime 犯罪活動的增加
The police prevent and detect crime. 警察的職責是防止和偵查犯罪活動.
He took to a life of crime, ie became a criminal. 他已淪為罪犯.
[attrib 作定語]
crime prevention, rates 防止犯罪的措施、 犯罪率
crime fiction, writers, novels, etc, ie dealing with crime, its detection, etc 描寫犯罪活動的小說、 作家、 長篇小說等.
2 (usu 通常作 a crime) [sing]
foolish or immoral act 愚蠢的行為; 缺德行為
It's a crime to waste money like that. 那樣浪費金錢是一種罪過.
It's a crime the way he bullies his children. 像他那樣欺負自己的孩子真缺德.