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

Loanword
smuggleother
=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.

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