robbery

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Hành vi cướp giật, cướp bóc

BrE /ˈrɒbəri/ AmE /ˈrɑːbəri/

noun en → vi

1 CRIME [uncountable] B1

Hành vi cướp giật, cướp bóc

the crime of taking something that belongs to someone else by force or threat, especially in a public place

  • a robbery at/in somewhere

Collocations robbery report · robbery victim

  • There was a robbery in the bank yesterday.

    Hôm qua đã xảy ra vụ cướp ở ngân hàng.

2 EVENT [countable] B1

Vụ việc bị cướp, bị trộm

an occasion when someone is robbed

  • a robbery of somebody/something

Collocations robbery report · robbery victim

  • The police are investigating the robbery.

    Cảnh sát đang điều tra vụ cướp.