robbery

• 指以暴力、威胁或其他强制手段夺取他人财物的犯罪行为，也指暴乱或战争期间的抢劫行为。

A noun referring to the crime of taking someone's property by using force or the threat of force, or the act of plundering during riots or wartime.

1. Theft with threat or forceB1formallegal

   The act of taking someone else's property by using or threatening to use violence.

   抢劫

   • The bank robbery was caught on camera.
   • He was sentenced to ten years for armed robbery.
   • The victim reported the robbery to the police immediately.

   同义词holdupmuggingstickup

2. Plundering during unrestB2formallegal

   The act of stealing property during a riot, war, or other large-scale disturbance.

   骚乱中的抢劫

   • Looting and robbery were widespread during the civil war.
   • The city experienced widespread robbery after the earthquake.
   • Historical accounts describe the robbery of temples by invading armies.

   同义词lootingmaraudingpillageplunderravagingsacking

   反义词restitutionrestorationreturn