"yegg" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 撬保險箱的賊
• 職業罪犯

Definition

“yegg” 是一個過時的俚語，指專門撬保險箱的職業罪犯。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞非常罕見且過時，多見於20世紀早期美國犯罪小說或電影。現代說法一般是“撬保險箱的賊”。避免在正式場合使用。

Examples

The police arrested the yegg last night.

警方昨晚逮捕了這個**yegg**。

The old movie showed a yegg breaking into a bank vault.

老電影裡有個**yegg**闖入銀行金庫。

A yegg is someone who cracks safes for a living.

**yegg**是靠撬保險箱為生的人。

Back in the 1920s, stories about yeggs were all over the newspapers.

上世紀二十年代，有關**yeggs**的報導充斥報紙。

The detective knew right away the crime was the work of a yegg.

偵探一眼就知道這次犯罪是**yegg**幹的。

You don't hear the word yegg much anymore—it's pretty old school.

如今很少再聽到「**yegg**」這個詞了——真的很老派。