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vigilante

/vɪdʒɪˈlænti/

Meanings
noun

义务警员，治安维持者.

A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

Examples :

"After several car break-ins on their street, Mr. Peterson became a vigilante, patrolling at night with a baseball bat. "
自从他们那条街发生了几起汽车盗窃案后，彼得森先生就成了一个治安维持者，晚上拿着棒球棍巡逻。
person law police action society government

Related Words

Illustration jurisdiction

jurisdiction noun

/d͡ʒɔːɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ /d͡ʒɝɪsˈdɪkʃən/

管辖权，司法权

"The school principal has jurisdiction over student behavior during lunch breaks. "

学校校长有权管辖午休期间学生的行为。

Illustration baseball

baseball noun

/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/

棒球

"My brother loves baseball, and he practices hitting every day after school. "

我弟弟很喜欢棒球，每天放学后都练习击球。

Illustration responsibility

responsibility noun

/ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/

责任，义务，职责

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

责任是一项沉重的负担。(Zérèn shì yī xiàng chénzhòng de fùdān.)

Illustration uphold

uphold verb

/ˌʌpˈhold/

支持，维护，拥护。

"The parents worked together to uphold their child's confidence by praising her efforts, not just her successes. "

父母共同努力，通过赞扬孩子的努力过程，而不仅仅是成功，来维护孩子的自信心。

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neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

睦邻，近邻关系，睦邻友好。

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

我们之间仅存的邻里关系让我们不得不虚情假意地打招呼。

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several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

几块私有土地, 私人 земельный участок

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

这家人拥有几块私有土地，就在他们房子后面有一小块。

Illustration street

street noun

/stɹiːt/ /ʃtɹiːt/

街道，马路。

"Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right."

沿着这条街往前走，直到你看到右边有一家旅馆。

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人， 人物， 个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

Illustration considers

considers verb

/kənˈsɪdəz/ /kənˈsɪdɚz/

考虑， 思考， 认真思考。

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三个大型活动，而这一年才刚刚开始。

Illustration patrolling

patrolling verb

/pəˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/ /pəˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/

巡逻，巡视

"The security guard is patrolling the parking lot to prevent theft. "

保安正在停车场巡逻，以防止盗窃。

Illustration summarily

summarily adverb

/səˈmæɹɪli/

简单地，概括地

"They were fired summarily at a single plant-wide meeting."

他们在一个全厂大会上就被简单粗暴地解雇了。

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

在...之外，外部地

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "

学校位于城镇外，不在主要的购物区之内。