robbery

'rɒbәri

四级六级

n. larceny by threat of violence

n. 抢掠, 抢夺
[法] 强盗, 抢劫, 劫掠

6,078

BNC 频率

6,012

使用频率

robbery 由词根 rob（抢夺）和后缀 -ery（表示行为或状态）构成，因此可以理解为“抢夺的行为”。

例句

1. The bank was closed during the robbery.

银行在抢劫期间关闭了。

2. The police are investigating the robbery that happened last night.

警方正在调查昨晚发生的抢劫案。

3. He was scared during the robbery, but he stayed calm.

在抢劫过程中，他很害怕，但他保持了冷静。