highway robbery

常见例句

Still, this summer a middle aged Dutch couple was brutally robbed outside of Rome and a dear friend was a victim of highway robbery — literally. So a primer on safety seems in order.
但是，今年夏天发生在罗马郊外一对荷兰中年夫妇遭到暴力抢劫的事，而且我一位好友也是罗马高速公路拦路抢劫的受害者，这两件事情的发生，让我觉得非常有必要把在罗马安全旅游的基本注意事项和大家做个分享。
This is highway robbery!
这简直是拦路抢劫！
Highway robbery was common in England in Shakespeare's day.
莎士比亚时代的英国拦路抢劫者很普遍。

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