housebreaking是什么意思？

housebreaking

英[ˈhaʊsbreɪkɪŋ] 美[ˈhaʊsˌbrekɪŋ]

• n. 侵入家宅，盗取，拆屋，行窃；
• v. 侵入家庭盗取，拆屋( housebreak的现在分词 )；

例句

• The idea that dog could tell a red carpet from a housebreaking pad may sound far - fetched. 认为狗能把分辨狗尿垫和红色地毯的想法可能听起来很荒谬.
• He was arrested by the police on a charge of housebreaking. 他被指控侵入民宅而被警方逮捕.
• Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking. 去年抢劫和入室行窃成灾。
• ...a huge increase in housebreaking and car theft. 入室行窃和盗车案件的大幅增加

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  侵入住宅（罪）；入室行窃（罪）
  Housebreaking is the crime of entering another person's house by force, for example by breaking the locks or windows, in order to steal their possessions.
  例句
  ...a huge increase in housebreaking and car theft. 入室行窃和盗车案件的大幅增加

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent