"muggings" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 搶劫（街頭）

Definition

搶劫指的是在公共場所對他人進行攻擊並試圖搶走財物，通常伴有威脅或暴力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"Muggings" 專指公共場所的暴力搶劫，常與“street”等詞搭配，如“street muggings”。與“theft”（偷竊，無暴力）及“burglary”（入室偷竊）不同。

Examples

There have been several muggings in this area recently.

最近這個地區發生了幾起**搶劫**事件。

People are worried about the increase in muggings.

人們擔心**搶劫**事件的增加。

The police are investigating last night's muggings.

警方正在調查昨晚的**搶劫**案件。

Tourists should be careful, since muggings sometimes happen in crowded places.

遊客要小心，因為在擁擠的地方有時會發生**搶劫**。

After hearing about so many muggings, I prefer not to walk home alone at night.

聽說有這麼多**搶劫**事件後，我晚上不太敢一個人走回家。

There were reports of multiple muggings near the train station last weekend.

上週末火車站附近報告了多起**搶劫**事件。