报刊英语单词精华-艺术 · Art 22

211.bail¹ ： 保释金
Money that is deposited with a court in order to secure the release of a defendant² while awaiting trial.
存放在法庭的一定数量的保证金，以使被告在候审期间获得释放。
Frank’s wife came down to the police station to bail him out.
弗兰克的妻子到警察局将他保释出来。
212.ballistics ： 弹道学
The science of firearms and the study of the motion of bullets.
研究火器及子弹运动的科学。
A ballistics expert was taking evidence at the scene of the crime.
一位弹道学家正在犯罪现场提取证据。
213.blackmail³ ： 敲诈，勒索
The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money.
以揭露隐私特别是性丑闻为威胁手段以谋取钱财的行为。
Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
林达涉嫌敲诈市长的丑闻。
214.black market ： 黑市
A market place where illegal or hard-to-get items are sold or where money is illegal exchanged.
非法或紧俏物资的销售点，或者非法换汇的地方。
Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market.
黑帮总在黑市购买攻击性武器。
215.blood money ： 血腥钱
Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.
为他人受伤、丧命、损坏财产而付出的酬金。
The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed.
黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。 26
216.body bag ： 装尸袋
A heavy-duty bag that is used to contain a corpse⁴.
一种结实的用来装运尸体的袋子。
The officer warmed the man to drop his gun or “end up in a body bag.”
警察警告那人放下武器，否则必死无疑。
217.bomb squad⁵ ： 爆破小组
A team of police who are specially-trained to remove and deactivate⁶ bombs.
经专门训练，从事排除和拆卸炸弹的一支警察队伍。
The bomb squad was called in to deactivate the car bomb.
有关部门请来爆破小组拆除这枚汽车炸弹。
218.bootlegging ： 贩卖违禁品
The illegal distribution of items such as alcohol, drugs, firearms, etc.
非法销售物品如酒类、毒品、枪支等。
Three Mexicans were arrested for bootlegging firearms across the border.
三名墨西哥人因越境贩卖枪支而被捕。
219.break-in ： 非法闯入
A burglar
入室盗窃
It looks like you are the victim of a break-in.
看起来，你是入室盗窃的受害者。
220.bribery⁷ ： 行贿受贿
The act of offering, giving, or taking bribes⁸.
赠送，提供，或接受贿金的行为。
The congressman⁹ resigned after having been found guilty of bribery.
这位议员被证实犯有行贿受贿罪后辞职了。