robbery
US
UK robbery n: (act of stealing)
SC 抢劫 qiǎng jié
TC 搶劫
TC 搶劫
SC 抢夺 qiǎng jié，qiǎng duó
SC 抢掠 qiǎng jié，qiǎng lüè
There was a robbery at the post office last week.
上周邮局发生了抢劫事件。
robbery, sheer robbery, daylight robbery n: figurative, informal (excessively high price)
SC 敲诈 qiāo zhà
SC 收取高额费用 qiāo zhà，shōu qǔ gāo é fèi yòng
Twenty pounds for that? That's daylight robbery!
那玩意居然要二十英镑？简直就是赤裸裸的敲诈！
robbery n: (law: felony) (法律)
SC 抢劫罪
TC 搶劫罪
TC 搶劫罪
armed robbery n: (crime: theft with a weapon)
SC 武装抢劫 wǔ zhuāng qiǎng jié
TC 武裝搶劫
TC 武裝搶劫
SC 持械抢劫 wǔ zhuāng qiǎng jié，chí xiè qiǎng jié
TC 持械搶劫
TC 持械搶劫
There was an armed robbery at the bank today.
bank robbery n: (theft from a bank)
SC 银行抢劫 yín háng qiǎng jié
TC 銀行搶劫
TC 銀行搶劫
SC 银行盗窃 yín háng qiǎng jié，yín háng dào qiè
There was a bank robbery today in the city.
highway robbery n: historical (stagecoach hold-up)
SC 在公路上拦路抢劫
SC 拦路劫车
Carjacking is the modern equivalent of highway robbery.
highway robbery n: figurative, informal (excessively high price)
SC 过于高昂的价格
That ridiculous price for fresh carrots is highway robbery.