犯罪术语（十三）

时间：2007-04-04 03:21:41

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police brutality¹ 警察暴力

The act of using excessive physical force by police or other law enforcement officers.
警察或其他执法人员过多使用体罚的行为。

例句：

The infamous² Rodney King beating in L.A. showed the public at how rampant³ police brutality is.
发生在洛杉矶的不光彩的罗德尼?金毒打案向公众展示了警察暴行是多少猖狂。

police corruption⁴ 警察腐败

The misuse⁵ of police power in return for favors of gain.
警察滥用权力以换取好处和利益。

例句：

The mayor is working to put an end to police corruption in this city.
市长正致力于肃清本市的警察腐败。

pornoshop 色情商店

A shop or bookstore that sells pornographic materials.
出售色情物品的商店。

例句：

The local pornoshop has been shut down form selling materials to minors⁶.
当地的色情商店因向未成年人出售色情物品而被关闭。

prison break 越狱

An escape from prison involving violence by one or more prisoners.
一个或多个囚犯使用暴力从监狱逃跑。

例句：

Two guards and two inmates⁷ were killed in a prison break in Texas, yesterday.
昨天在得克萨斯州发生一起越狱案，两名卫兵和两名囚犯被杀死。

property crime 财产犯罪

Auto⁸ theft, burglary, larceny⁹, etc.
偷汽车、入室盗窃、偷盗等。

例句：

This section of town has been plagued with property crimes.
这个城区的财产犯罪很猖獗。

serial¹⁰ killer¹¹ 系列命案的杀手，连环杀手

A murder who commits a series of killings¹², usually with distinct similarities in the murders.
制造多起命案的凶手，其作案手段通常有明显相似之处。

例句：

Doesn't it seems a little inappropriate to put serial killers¹³ on trading cards.
将系列命案的凶手印在商业卡片上是不是有些不合适？

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1 brutality
n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮
参考例句：
The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。 a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

2 infamous
adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的
参考例句：
He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。 I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

3 rampant
adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的
参考例句：
Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。 You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

4 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 misuse
n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用
参考例句：
It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。 He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。

6 minors
n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。来自《简明英汉词典》 He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。来自《简明英汉词典》

8 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
参考例句：
Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。 The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

9 larceny
n.盗窃（罪）
参考例句：
The man was put in jail for grand larceny.人因重大盗窃案而被监禁。 It was an essential of the common law crime of larceny.它是构成普通法中的盗窃罪的必要条件。

10 serial
n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的
参考例句：
A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。 Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

11 killer
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。 The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

12 killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )；突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。 The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

13 killers
凶手( killer的名词复数 )；消灭…者；致命物；极难的事
参考例句：
He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。 They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。