smuggle
v[Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth/sb (into/out of/across/through sth); ~ sth/sb in/out/across/through
1 get (goods) secretly and illegally into or out of a country, esp without paying customs duty 偷運(貨物)進出某國(尤指逃避關稅); 走私
smuggle Swiss watches into England 走私瑞士表運進英國
smuggle drugs through customs 偷運毒品過海關
smuggle goods across a frontier 偷運貨物過境
arrested for smuggling out currency 因私攜貨幣出境而被捕.
2 send, take or bring (sth/sb) secretly and in defiance of rules and regulations (違反規章制度)偷運, 偷帶(某物[某人])
smuggle people out of the country 把人偷偷運送出國
smuggle a prisoner through the main gates 把囚犯偷偷帶出大門
smuggle a letter into prison 把信偷偷帶進監獄. smuggle, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
People smuggle goods from one country to another when they illegally take things like watches, drugs, cigarettes, etc across a border. *smuggle指將手表、 毒品、 香煙之類物品從一國非法越過邊境運往另一國. These goods may be banned (eg drugs) or they may be more expensive in the second country because of duty (eg jewellery). 這些物品或為禁品(如毒品), 或因關稅重(如珠寶)在另一國可能價格更貴. Smugglers run guns, drugs and other prohibited dangerous items between countries, possibly as a regular activity. *run指走私者在國與國之間運送槍支、 毒品及其他違禁危險品, 可能為經常性的活動. Goods (especially alcohol) are bootlegged when they aresmuggled or manufactured and sold illegally. *bootleg指非法運送、 制造及出售貨物(尤指酒). When records, films, books, etc are illegally copied and sold they are pirated. *pirate指非法復制及出售唱片、 影片、 書籍等.