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mis.de.mean.our Br and AusAm and Aus mis.de.mean.or H.mIs7dI5mi:7nE5, $-nLn [C](in the US or in the past in Britain) a crime considered to be one of the less serious types of crime轻罪Possession of small amounts of cannabis is a misdemeanour, whereas large-scale dealing in heroin is a felony (= serious crime).私藏少量大麻是轻罪,而进行大宗海洛因交易是重罪。A misdemeanour is also an action which is slightly bad or breaks a rule but is not a crime.不端正行为,有失检点的举止Sarah was really drunk last night, but she paid for her misdemeanours this morning with a dreadful hangover.萨拉昨晚大醉,不过她因这种有失检点的举止而付出了代价,今天早上她有严重的宿醉反应。
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