犯罪術語大全及英語口語講解 第4講

break-in 非法闖入

例句:It looks like you are the victim of a break-in.

看起來，你是入室盜竊的受害者。

bribery 行賄受賄

The act of offering, giving, or taking bribes.

贈送，提供，或接受賄金的行為。

例句:The congressman resigned after having been found guilty of bribery.

這位議員被證實犯有行賄受賄罪后辭職了。

bucket shop 投機商號

(Also called “telephone boiler room.”) An office that is used to promote worthless land orsecurities by mail or through telemarketing.

(也被稱為“電話交易所”)通過郵件或電話營銷來推銷荒地或垃圾證券的地點。

例句:Crooks across the country are using bucket shops to scam older people.

全國各地的騙子都利用投機商號來欺騙老年人。

bug 竊聽

To use electronic listening devices to listen in on the conversations of others.

使用電子收聽裝置來偷聽他人的談話。

例句:This office has been bugged.

這間辦公室已被竊聽。

bum rap 錯捕

An unmerited arrest

不應實施的逮捕。

例句:Steve served six months jail time on a bum rap.

史迪夫因錯捕而受了6個月的監(jiān)禁。

burglary 入室盜竊

The act of breaking into a home, building, etc. with the intent to steal from it.

闖入民宅、建筑物等，企圖偷盜的行為。

例句:Burglaries in our town have been on the upswing.

我們小城里的入室盜竊案一直在上升。