crime /kraɪm/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-VAR A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law. 罪行

  例：

  He and Lieutenant Cassidy were checking the scene of the crime.

  当时他正与卡西迪中尉一起检查犯罪现场。

  例：

  ...the growing problem of organized crime.

  …越来越严重的有组织犯罪问题。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If you say that doing something is a crime, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake. 严重错误 [表不满]

  例：

  It would be a crime to travel all the way to Australia and not stop in Sydney.

  如果千里迢迢去澳大利亚而不在悉尼停留，那就是大错特错。