259.hot wire : (汽车)电启动
to electrically start a vehicle without using an ignition key.
不用点火钥匙而用电来发动汽车。
seasoned crooks can hot wire a car in seconds.
手段高明的窃贼可在几秒钟内用电启动来发动汽车。
260.impulse crime : 冲动犯罪
crimes such as shoplifting, raping, vandalizing, etc. that are done on an impulse.
在冲动之下所犯的罪行,如商店扒窃、强奸、损坏公物等。
261.juvenile delinquency : 青少年犯罪
criminal behavior by adolescents and children.
少年和儿童的犯罪行为。
some parents aren’t concerned about juvenile delinquency.
一些家长对青少年犯罪漠不关心。
262.labor racketeering : 工会诈骗
corrupt practices and organized crime that involve organized labor.
涉及工会的腐败行为和团伙犯罪。
the new york union leader was convicted of labor racketeering.
纽约的工会领袖被判有工会诈骗罪。
263.larceny : 偷盗
the stealing of another person’s property.
偷取别人财产的行为。
have you over been arrested for larceny?
你有偷盗被捕的经历吗?
264.libel : 文字诽谤
written defamation.
以文字材料来诋毁他人名声的行为。
the famous actress is suing the tabloids for libel.
这位知名的女演员正以诽谤罪起诉数家通俗小报。
265.mafia : 黑手党
a secret society that originated in italy in the 1860’s. the mafia now widespread, and is focused on power and profit.
19 世纪 60 年代起源于意大利的秘密团体。现在黑手党势力广为分布,专门从事扩张势力、牟取钱财。
the “godfather” is a story about the powerful mafia families in new york.
电影《教父》就是有关纽约黑手党的豪门大户的故事。
266.mail fraud : 邮政诈骗
the using of the mail system to defraud the public.
利用邮政系统诈骗公众的行为。
that mail-order company has been convicted of mail fraud.
那家邮购公司被判有邮政诈骗罪。
267.manhunt : 追捕
an organized search to catch a criminal or an escapee.
有组织的追踪、捉拿囚犯、逃犯。
police have organized a manhunt to capture the escaped convict.
警方组织了一次追捕以抓获那名逃犯。