ram-raid
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈræm.reɪd/ us/ˈræm.reɪd/
(驾驶多半是偷来的汽车撞碎商店橱窗而实施的)飞车抢劫
an act of driving a car, usually a stolen car, through the front window of a building so that the contents can be stolen
He was jailed last month for his part in a ram-raid. 他上个月因为参与飞车抢劫而坐牢。
Police are investigating a second ram-raid attack. 警察在调查又一起飞车抢劫案。
See: ram-raiding
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- He took part in an attempted ram-raid on a pharmacy.
- This was a ram-raid robbery in which thieves made off with £30,000.
- She was run over when she attempted to stop a ram-raid robbery on her premises.