smuggle
UK/'smʌgl/US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To import or export goods illegally without paying customs duties; to bring something in secretly.
走私；偷运
Root Breakdown
Loanwordsmuggleother
=smuggle
Common Collocations
- 1.smuggle drugs走私毒品
- 2.smuggle across the border偷运过境
- 3.smuggle goods走私货物
- 4.smuggling ring走私团伙
Example Sentences
- 1.
Customs officers seized drugs that had been smuggled inside hollow furniture.
- 2.
She managed to smuggle a small gift into the hospital for her friend.
- 3.
The gang was arrested for attempting to smuggle rare wildlife across the border.