Word · Frequency #9577
smuggle
走私,偷运
import or export without paying customs duties
- 1.
To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties
非法或秘密进出口,逃避合法关税
- 2.
To bring in surreptitiously
偷偷带入
非法或秘密进出口,逃避合法关税；偷偷带入；偷运；走私；私运
In use
They smuggled gold across the border.
He was caught smuggling drugs into the country.
She smuggles ancient artifacts out of the museum.
smuggle sth into/out of sp
表示将物品非法运入或运出某地。
They smuggled drugs into the country.
他们走私毒品进入该国。
smuggle sb into/out of sp
用于偷运人员。
He was caught smuggling illegal immigrants across the border.
他被抓获偷运非法移民过境。
smuggle sth past sb
强调避开某人或某关卡。
She managed to smuggle the letter past the guards.
Connections
Collocations
- smuggle drugs
- 走私毒品
- He was arrested for trying to smuggle drugs across the border.他因试图走私毒品越境被捕。
- smuggle goods
- 走私货物
- The gang used hidden compartments in trucks to smuggle goods.该团伙利用卡车隐藏隔间走私货物。
- smuggle into
- 走私进入
- They attempted to smuggle the contraband into the country.他们企图将违禁品走私进入该国。
- smuggle out of
- 走私出境
- The artifacts were smuggled out of the country illegally.这些文物被非法走私出境。
- smuggle across the border
- 走私越境
- Smugglers often use small boats to smuggle people across the border.走私者常用小船偷运人员越境。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
走私smuggle音似“私卖过”，私下卖过海关=走私。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：customs、border crossings、illegal trade 通常用于正式场合（如法律、新闻报道）和日常对话，语境多与非法运输物品相关。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时后接走私物品；作不及物动词时指进行走私活动
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words struggle, snuggle, and juggle rhyme with smuggle, all containing the same stressed vowel /ʌ/ and ending /gl/. Be careful not to confuse them with lookalikes like giggled or toggle, which have different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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