a series of armed robberies They foiled a bank robbery. He is charged with attempted robbery. She was arrested for robbery.
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ADJECTIVE | VERB + ROBBERY | ROBBERY + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤attempted, botched, bungled (especially BrE) , failed企圖搶劫;搶劫未遂▸➤armed持械搶劫▸➤bank, highway, street (especially BrE) , train銀行/公路/街頭/火車搶劫VERB + ROBBERY➤commit, take part in犯搶劫罪;參與搶劫➤foil挫敗搶劫◇He was shot as he tried to foil a bank robbery.他試圖阻止銀行搶劫案時中彈了。ROBBERY + NOUN➤attempt搶劫企圖➤charge搶劫指控➤suspect搶劫嫌犯PHRASES➤robbery with violence (BrE, law法律) 暴力搶劫◇He was sentenced to four years in prison for robbery with violence.因為暴力搶劫,他被判監禁 4 年。➡ note at crime(for more verbs)