"looting" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 搶劫
• 洗劫

Definition

指在戰爭、暴動或災難期間，從商店、住宅等地方偷竊財物的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於新聞中，尤其是在報導戰爭、暴動或災難時，正式語境多見，日常對話中較少。搭配如“搶劫與破壞”、“有搶劫報告”。不要與“偷竊”或“搶劫（針對個人的暴力行為）”混淆。

Examples

After the hurricane, there was a lot of looting in the city.

颱風過後，城市發生了很多**搶劫**。

The police tried to stop the looting during the protest.

警方嘗試在抗議期間制止**搶劫**。

Looting often happens when there is no law and order.

當沒有法律與秩序時，往往會發生**搶劫**。

There were reports of looting after the earthquake hit the town.

地震襲擊小鎮後，有**搶劫**的報導。

The store owners protected their shops from looting during the unrest.

騷亂期間，店主保護了自己的店鋪不被**搶劫**。

Looting broke out when the police left the area unguarded.

當警察離開該地區無人看守時，**搶劫**就爆發了。