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    vandalism

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Crime
    van·dal·is·m /ˈvændəl-ɪzəm/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  SCCthe crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property 故意破坏财物〔尤指公物〕的行为► see thesaurus at crime
    Examples from the Corpus
    vandalism• Coun Oliver Blease said it would be an act of civic vandalism.• We let off steam in graffiti, vandalism and football hooliganism.• One disturbing finding was the high number of assaults relative to mere vandalism, Wolf said.• Such, then, are the fruits of Tod's meticulous vandalism.• The Saturday Review denounced this extraordinary act of vandalism.• Such measures are obviously justified where extreme violence has taken place or serious acts of vandalism have been committed.• More than 40 people were arrested, some on suspicion of vandalism.• Rapport, the community newspaper, describes it as wanton damage and wilful vandalism.
    van·dal·is·m nounChineseSyllable
    property the Corpus things, damaging especially of public crime deliberately


    vandalism
    van‧dal‧is‧m /ˈvændəl-ɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
    the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property
         
    THESAURUS
    ■ crimes against property
       ▪ arson noun [uncountable] the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building: The school was completely destroyed in an arson attack.
       ▪ vandalism noun [uncountable] the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property: He often got into fights and committed acts of vandalism.


    van·dal·ismBrE /ˈvændəlɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvændəlɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the crime of destroying or damaging sth, especially public property, deliberately and for no good reason 故意破坏公共财物罪；恣意毁坏他人财产罪◆an act of vandalism恣意破坏公共财物的行为<titled tranID="34" status="2">Crime<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>犯罪</chn></titled>

    Committing a crime 犯罪

    • commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud 犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪
    • be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking 参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖
    • engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism 参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为
    • steal sb's wallet/purse/(BrE) mobile phone/(NAmE) cell phone 偷某人的钱包／手机
    • rob a bank/a person/a tourist 抢劫银行／他人／游客
    • break into/ (BrE) burgle/ (NAmE) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment 入室盗窃
    • hijack a plane/ship/bus 劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车
    • smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants 走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民
    • launder drug money (through sth) （通过…）洗毒资
    • forge documents/certificates/passports 伪造文件／证件／护照
    • take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe 索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿
    • run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam 进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗

    Fighting crime 打击犯罪

    • combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking 打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒
    • prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy 防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版
    • deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals 威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者
    • reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime/(especially BrE) antisocial behaviour 减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为
    • foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot 挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋
    • help/support/protect the victims of crime 帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者

    Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动

    • report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially BrE) an incident to the police 向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件
    • witness the crime/attack/murder/incident 目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件
    • investigate a murder/(especially NAmE) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident 调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件
    • conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…)/(especially BrE) a police/murder inquiry 进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查
    • investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case 调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件
    • examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime 仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹
    • collect/gather forensic evidence 收集法医证据
    • uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons 发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器
    • describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker 描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者
    • question/interrogate a suspect/witness 询问嫌疑人／目击证人
    • solve/crack the case 破案
     ➡ collocations at justice