petty crime
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌpet.i ˈkraɪm]
- 美式音标 [ˌpet̬.i ˈkraɪm]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 轻微罪行
英汉例句
- They were also sent because of petty crime, like stealing food, or because they had missed school.
还有人是因为像盗窃食物这样的轻微罪行，或者是因为缺课而被送走的。 - Petty crime is rising in both cities in the continuing absence of effective police, and businesses are slashing payrolls in response to pinched demand.
由于有效的警察系统的持续缺失，轻微犯罪在两个城市都在增多。 为了应对削减的需求，企业在大量削减薪酬。 - Until recently the government was sceptical of the value of imprisoning people for petty crime; and the arguments against doing so remain as strong as they were two weeks ago.
直到最近，政府开始思考因为小罪将人关进监狱的这种做法到底价值何在；而反对政府这一做法的呼声和两星期前一样强烈。 - It says that violent crime, per person, is below Lisbon's, and petty crime is lower than in Singapore.
ECONOMIST: Macau: Taking a gamble The - An American travel advisory for St Kitts-Nevis gives warning only of petty crime.
ECONOMIST: Don’t bother to reform, just execute
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- petty economic crime 小经济犯罪
- petty y crime 轻微犯罪
- the young people petty crime 青少年暴力犯罪
短语
英英字典
- a type of crime that is not considered serious when compared with some other crimes
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专业释义
- 轻罪