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Arson Fire Caused Deliberately Theft Act Setting 英

英语单词 arson
英美音标 英 ['ɑːsn] 美 ['ɑːrsn]
中文释义 n.纵火;纵火罪
英语例句 (1) This fire was no doubt caused by arson.
(2) Arson has been ruled out ecause artificial fire.
(3) He was brought to trial on charges of arson.
(4) The jury convicted the accused man of theft and arson.
中文例句 (1) 这场火灾无疑是由纵火引起的。
(2) 失火原因已排除人为纵火。
(3) 他以纵火罪被送法院审理。
(4) 陪审团判决被告犯有偷窃和纵火罪。
vocabulary简明 If you deliberately light logs on fire to roast marshmallows, you have camping skills. If you deliberately set your whole house on fire to collect the insurance money, you've committed arson.
vocabulary扩展 The noun arson comes from the Latin word ardere, meaning "to burn." Arson is the act of setting something on fire for a nefarious purpose, and it is, of course, illegal. If you live in a wildfire risk area, you know that sometimes wildfires are caused by natural causes like lightening, sometimes they're caused accidentally by carelessness, and sadly they're sometimes caused by a deliberate act of arson.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]纵火(罪);放火(罪) Arson is the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or vehicle.
  • ...a terrible wave of rioting, theft and arson...

    可怕的骚乱、盗窃和纵火事件接连发生

  • They vented their anger by carrying out arson attacks.

    他们四处纵火以泄愤。

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