mass noun
1- goods that have been imported or exported illegally违禁品, 禁运品; 走私货：
customs men had searched the carriages for contraband.
海关人员已在车辆里搜查过违禁品。
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- trade in smuggled goods走私; 非法买卖, 违法交易：
the salt trade (and contraband in it) were very active in the town.
这个城镇的食盐买卖（包括非法买卖）非常红火。
1.2
- （亦作contraband of war）goods forbidden to be supplied by neutrals to those engaged in war战时违禁品, 战时禁运品。
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- imported or exported illegally, either in defiance of a total ban or without payment of duty违禁的, 禁运的; 走私的：
contraband brandy.
走私的白兰地。
1.1
- relating to traffic in illegal goods与走私有关的; 与非法买卖有关的：
the contraband market.
走私市场。
派生词
contrabandist
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish contrabanda, from Italian contrabando, from contra- 'against' + bando 'proclamation, ban'.