"stickups" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 持枪抢劫
• 持械抢劫

Definition

Stickups 是指有人用枪或武器威胁他人并抢劫，尤其是在商店或银行等公共场所。这是美式英语中的非正式用词。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

几乎总指持枪抢劫，十分口语化且常见于美式英语。常用于新闻、电影和犯罪相关的对话。

Examples

There were two stickups at gas stations last night.

昨晚有两起加油站**持枪抢劫**案。

Police are investigating a series of stickups in the city.

警方正在调查市内一连串的**持枪抢劫**案。

The news reported three stickups at local stores.

新闻报道了本地商店的三起**持械抢劫**。

Those old movies are full of classic bank stickups.

那些老电影里充满了经典的银行**持枪抢劫**情节。

After the string of stickups, shop owners became much more careful.

一连串的**持枪抢劫**之后，店主们变得更加小心了。

There have been way too many stickups this month—what's going on?

这个月发生了太多的**持枪抢劫**，到底怎么了？