报刊英语单词精华-艺术 · Art 27

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261.juvenile1 delinquency ： 青少年犯罪
Criminal behavior by adolescents and children.
少年和儿童的犯罪行为。
Some parents aren’t concerned about juvenile delinquency.
一些家长对青少年犯罪漠不关心。
262.labor2 racketeering ： 工会诈骗
Corrupt3 practices and organized crime that involve organized labor.
涉及工会的腐败行为和团伙犯罪。
The New York union leader was convicted of labor racketeering.
纽约的工会领袖被判有工会诈骗罪。
263.larceny4 ： 偷盗
The stealing of another person’s property.
偷取别人财产的行为。
Have you over been arrested for larceny?
你有偷盗被捕的经历吗？
264.libel ： 文字诽谤
Written defamation5.
以文字材料来诋毁他人名声的行为。
The famous actress is suing the tabloids6 for libel.
这位知名的女演员正以诽谤罪起诉数家通俗小报。
265.Mafia ： 黑手党
A secret society that originated in Italy in the 1860’s. The Mafia now widespread, and is focused on power and profit.
19世纪60年代起源于意大利的秘密团体。现在黑手党势力广为分布，专门从事扩张势力、牟取钱财。
The “Godfather” is a story about the powerful mafia families in New York.
电影《教父》就是有关纽约黑手党的豪门大户的故事。
266.mail fraud ： 邮政诈骗
The using of the mail system to defraud7 the public.
利用邮政系统诈骗公众的行为。
That mail-order company has been convicted of mail fraud.
那家邮购公司被判有邮政诈骗罪。
267.manhunt ： 追捕
An organized search to catch a criminal or an escapee.
有组织的追踪、捉拿囚犯、逃犯。
Police have organized a manhunt to capture the escaped convict.
警方组织了一次追捕以抓获那名逃犯。
268.mass murderer ： 谋杀多人的凶手
A murderer who kills many people.
多条命案的谋杀者；连环杀手。
More and more mass murderers are popping up in the news these days.
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这些天来，新闻里不断报道谋杀多人的凶手。
269.money laundering8 ： 洗钱
The act of concealing9 the source of funds for the purpose of tax evasion10 and fraud.
为达到逃税和欺骗的目的而隐瞒资金来源的行为。
This restaurant is just a front for money laundering.
这家餐馆仅仅是洗钱的掩护所。
270.mule11 ： 挟带毒品者，贩运私货的人
A person used to transport drugs or contraband12 from one place to another.
被用来从一地到另一地运送毒品或违禁品的人。
Security officials in airports are finding an astounding13 number of people who are being used as mules14.
机场的安检人员发现数目十分庞大的旅客充当贩运私货的人。
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1 juvenile OkEy2     
n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的
参考例句：
  • For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
  • Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
2 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
3 corrupt 4zTxn     
v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的
参考例句：
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
4 larceny l9pzc     
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。
5 defamation FY3zV     
n.诽谤；中伤
参考例句：
  • Character defamation can be either oral or written.人格诽谤既可以是口头的也可以是书面的。
  • The company sued for defamation.这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。
6 tabloids 80172bf88a29df0651289943c6d7fa19     
n.小报，通俗小报（版面通常比大报小一半，文章短，图片多，经常报道名人佚事）( tabloid的名词复数 )；药片
参考例句：
  • The story was on the front pages of all the tabloids. 所有小报都在头版报道了这件事。
  • The story made the front page in all the tabloids. 这件事成了所有小报的头版新闻。
7 defraud Em9zu     
vt.欺骗，欺诈
参考例句：
  • He passed himself off as the managing director to defraud the bank.他假冒总经理的名义诈骗银行。
  • He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government.他卷入了这起欺骗政府的阴谋。
8 laundering laundering     
n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）
参考例句：
  • Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 concealing 0522a013e14e769c5852093b349fdc9d     
v.隐藏，隐瞒，遮住( conceal的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something. 尽管他表现得友善，我还是感觉到他有所隐瞒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • SHE WAS BREAKING THE COMPACT, AND CONCEALING IT FROM HIM. 她违反了他们之间的约定，还把他蒙在鼓里。 来自英汉文学 - 三万元遗产
10 evasion 9nbxb     
n.逃避，偷漏(税)
参考例句：
  • The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
  • The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。
11 mule G6RzI     
n.骡子，杂种，执拗的人
参考例句：
  • A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey.骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代。
  • He is an old mule.他是个老顽固。
12 contraband FZxy9     
n.违禁品，走私品
参考例句：
  • Most of the city markets were flooded with contraband goods.大多数的城市市场上都充斥着走私货。
  • The customs officers rummaged the ship suspected to have contraband goods.海关人员仔细搜查了一艘有走私嫌疑的海轮。
13 astounding QyKzns     
adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊，使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)
参考例句：
  • There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
  • The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊，所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 mules be18bf53ebe6a97854771cdc8bfe67e6     
骡( mule的名词复数 )； 拖鞋； 顽固的人； 越境运毒者
参考例句：
  • The cart was pulled by two mules. 两匹骡子拉这辆大车。
  • She wore tight trousers and high-heeled mules. 她穿紧身裤和拖鞋式高跟鞋。

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