犯罪术语(三)
The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money.
以揭露隐私特别是性丑闻为威胁手段以谋取钱财的行为。
例句:
Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
林达涉嫌敲诈市长的丑闻。
black market 黑市
A market place where illegal or hard-to-get items are sold or where money is illegal exchanged.
非法或紧俏物资的销售点,或者非法换汇的地方。
例句:
Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market.
黑帮总在黑市购买攻击性武器。
blood money 血腥钱
Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.
为他人受伤、丧命、损坏财产而付出的酬金。
例句:
The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed.
黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。
body bag 装尸袋
A heavy-duty bag that is used to contain a corpse.
一种结实的用来装运尸体的袋子。
例句:
The officer warmed the man to drop his gun or “end up in a body bag.”
警察警告那人放下武器,否则必死无疑。
bomb squad 爆破小组
A team of police who are specially-trained to remove and deactivate bombs.
经专门训练,从事排除和拆卸炸弹的一支警察队伍。
例句:
The bomb squad was called in to deactivate the car bomb.
有关部门请来爆破小组拆除这枚汽车炸弹。
bootlegging 贩卖违禁品
The illegal distribution of items such as alcohol, drugs, firearms, etc.
非法销售物品如酒类、毒品、枪支等。
例句:
Three Mexicans were arrested for bootlegging firearms across the border.
三名墨西哥人因越境贩卖枪支而被捕