burglary 入室偷窃
The act of breaking into a home, building, etc. with the intent to steal from it.
闯入民宅、建筑物等,企图偷盗的行为。
例句:
Burglaries in our town have been on the upswing.
大家小城里的入室偷窃案一直在上升。
bribery1 行贿纳贿
The act of offering, giving, or taking bribes2.
赠送,提供,或同意贿金的行为。
例句:
The congressman3 resigned after having been found guilty of bribery.
这位议员被证实犯有行贿纳贿罪后离职了。
bucket shop 投机商号
An office that is used to promote worthless land or securities by mail or through telemarketing.
(也被叫做电话交易平台)通过邮件或电话推广来营销推广荒地或垃圾证券的地址。
例句:
Crooks5 across the country are using bucket shops to scam older people.
全国各地的骗子都借助投机商号来欺骗老年人。
bug6 窃听
To use electronic listening devices to listen in on the conversations of others.
用电子收听装置来偷听别人的谈话。
例句:
This office has been bugged7.
这间办公室已被窃听。
bum8 rap 错捕
An unmerited arrest
不应推行的逮捕。
例句:
Steve served six months jail time on a bum rap.
史迪夫因错捕而受了6个月的监禁。
break-in 非法闯入
例句:
It looks like you are the victim of a break-in.
看着,你是入室偷窃的受害者。