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smuggling

UK //ˈsmʌɡ.lɪŋ//US //ˈsmʌɡ.lɪŋ//

词源

源自低地德语'smuggeln'(偷偷搬运),与荷兰语'smokkelen'同源,17世纪进入英语。

noun

❶ 指非法运输或携带物品(通常是违禁品或未缴税商品)跨越国境或其他限制区域的行为。

“He was arrested for smuggling drugs across the border.”

(他因走私毒品过境而被捕。)

“Customs officers found evidence of cigarette smuggling in the truck.”

(海关官员在卡车里发现了香烟走私的证据。)

同义词:trafficking, bootlegging, contraband

verb

❶ 进行非法运输或携带物品的行为,通常是为了逃避检查或税收。

“They were caught smuggling diamonds in their luggage.”

(他们被发现在行李中走私钻石。)

“He smuggled the documents out of the building in his coat.”

(他把文件藏在外套里偷偷带出了大楼。)

同义词:sneak, slip, conceal

常见短语

human smuggling — 指非法运输人口跨越国境的行为,通常与偷渡或人口贩卖相关。

“Authorities disrupted a major human smuggling operation last week.”

(当局上周破获了一起重大的人口偷渡案件。)

smuggling ring — 指有组织的走私团伙,通常进行系统性的非法物品运输活动。

“Police arrested ten members of an international smuggling ring.”

(警方逮捕了一个国际走私集团的十名成员。)