crime/kraIm; kraIm/n 1 [U] illegal activities in general 违法[犯罪]活动: There was very little crime when we moved here. 我们搬到这里来的时候罪案很少。Women commit far less crime than men. 女性犯罪大大少于男性。the reasons why people turn to crime 人们走上犯罪道路的原因We need to focus more on crime prevention . 我们需要更加注重预防犯罪。The town has a low crime rate . 这个镇犯罪率低。As a teenager, he became involved in petty crime (=crime that is not very serious). 他十几岁时开始犯一些轻微罪行。THESAURUS 同类词Crimes that involve stealing things 有关偷窃的犯罪theft – the crime of stealing things 偷窃: car theft 偷车robbery – the crime of stealing money or valuable things from a bank, shop etc 抢劫: armed robbery 持枪抢劫burglary – the crime of going into someone's home in order to steal 入室盗窃shoplifting – the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them 商店偷窃Crimes that involve attacking people 袭击他人的犯罪assault – when someone is physically attacked 侵犯人身mugging – when someone is attacked and robbed in a public place 行凶抢劫murder – when someone is deliberately killed 谋杀rape – when someone is forced to have sex 强奸Someone who commits crimes 犯罪者criminal 罪犯, offender 犯罪者, thief 小偷, robber 抢劫者, burglar 入室盗窃者, shoplifter 商店行窃者, attacker 袭击者, mugger 行凶抢劫者, murderer 谋杀犯, rapist 强奸犯ATTACK2, STEAL2 [C] an illegal action that can be punished by law 罪﹐罪行: He committed a number of crimes in the area. 他在这个地区犯下许多罪行。Rape is a very serious crime . 强奸是一项重罪。3 it's a crime spoken used to say that something is morally wrong【口】真是罪过: It's a crime to waste food. 浪费食物是一种罪过。ORGANIZED CRIME, WAR CRIME