"muggers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 劫匪

Definition

在公共場所襲擊他人以搶劫金錢或物品的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Mugger”專指在街上或公共場合用暴力或威脅搶劫的人，不同於“thief”（偷竊者）或“robber”（大型搶劫者）。多用於新聞或警方描述。

Examples

The police are looking for the muggers who attacked the tourist.

警方正在尋找襲擊遊客的**劫匪**。

Two muggers stole her bag last night.

昨晚有兩個**劫匪**搶了她的包。

Be careful, there are muggers in this area.

小心，這一帶有**劫匪**。

Luckily, the muggers ran away when they saw the police coming.

幸好，**劫匪**看到警察來了就跑掉了。

Some muggers work in pairs to distract and steal from people.

有些**劫匪**會兩人一組分工合作，對受害者搶劫。

After dark, the park becomes a hotspot for muggers.

天黑後，公園成為了**劫匪**常出沒的地方。