"case the joint" en Chinese (Traditional)
踩點 (犯罪前)事先偵查
Definición
小心地觀察一個地方,通常是為了計劃犯罪(如搶劫)。指的是在行動之前,祕密研究一個地方的運作方式。
Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))
俚語,只用於犯罪、盜竊相關場合,不用於正面或一般計劃。'the joint'通常指犯罪目標場所或店鋪。只能在犯罪語境下用。
Ejemplos
They decided to case the joint before breaking in.
他們決定在闖入前先**踩點**。
Two men were seen casing the joint last night.
昨晚有人看到兩個人在**踩點**。
The thieves spent days casing the joint before the robbery.
小偷在搶劫前花了幾天**踩點**。
We shouldn't talk here—someone might be casing the joint.
我們最好別在這裡說——有人可能在**踩點**。
That guy's been hanging around all day, probably casing the joint.
那傢伙一整天都在附近晃,八成是在**踩點**。
Before the big hit, the crew spent every night casing the joint.
在「大行動」前,團夥每天晚上都在**踩點**。