Word · Frequency #15193
bandit
强盗；土匪；歹徒
a robber or outlaw, especially one who robs travelers in a lawless area as part of a group
- 1.
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
在无法治地区抢劫者,尤指结伙者。
- 2.
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
武装盗匪,通常为团伙成员
- 3.
An outlaw.
不法之徒。
- 4.
One who cheats others.
欺骗他人者。
- 5.
An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
被识别为敌方的飞机,但与“敌对”或“威胁”不同,不立即交战。
骗子；欺诈者；敌机；敌方飞机；在无法治地区抢劫者,尤指结伙者。；武装盗匪,通常为团伙成员；不法之徒。
In use
The bandit threatened the travelers with a knife.
The police caught the bandits hiding in the cave.
He was known as a bandit who robbed rich merchants on the old road.
a bandit + relative clause
用关系从句修饰bandit,可补充说明该匪徒的具体行为或身份。
The bandit who attacked the travelers was finally arrested.
那个袭击旅行者的土匪终于被逮捕了。
bandits + plural verb
bandits是复数形式,作主语时谓语动词用复数。
Bandits often hide in the mountains.
土匪常常藏在山里。
bandit + noun
bandit可直接修饰名词,表示“土匪的”“盗匪的”,如bandit territory(匪区)。
Connections
Collocations
- armed bandit
- 持械劫匪；武装匪徒
- The armed bandit demanded money from the terrified tourists.那名持械劫匪向惊恐的游客索要钱财。
- bandit gang
- 匪帮；盗匪团伙
- The bandit gang robbed three villages before the army arrived.匪帮在军队到达前抢劫了三个村庄。
- bandit leader
- 匪首；强盗头目
- The bandit leader was finally captured after a two-year manhunt.经过两年的追捕，这名匪首终于落网。
- one-armed bandit
- 独臂强盗（老虎机）
- He lost all his change playing the one-armed bandit.他玩老虎机输光了所有的零钱。
- bandit country
- 盗匪横行的地区；匪患地区
- Travelers warned us not to enter that bandit country alone.旅行者警告我们不要独自进入那个盗匪横行的地区。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 band（帮伙）和 it 联想成'帮伙里的那个贼'，就能记住 bandit 是土匪。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、historical narratives、Western films 该义项属于中性正式用法，通常用于新闻报道、历史叙述或西部题材作品中，指在无法治地区结伙武装抢劫的人。口语中也会出现，但语气不粗鲁，而是客观描述其抢劫行为。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling '-it' but end in /ɪt/. 'Bandit' ends with /ət/ (schwa). They do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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