英汉词典

1. 犯罪活动;罪行
    A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.

    e.g. He and Lieutenant Cassidy were checking the scene of the crime...
           他和卡西迪中尉正在勘查犯罪现场。
    e.g. Mr Steele has committed no crime and poses no danger to the public...
           斯蒂尔先生没有犯罪，并未对公众构成危害。

2. 罪过;严重错误
    If you say that doing something is a crime, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake.

crime的近义词

    e.g. A language is a finely tuned instrument which it is a crime to damage...
           语言是一种精心调试的乐器，破坏它就是一种罪过。
    e.g. It would be a crime to travel all the way to Australia and not stop in Sydney.
           如果千里迢迢去澳大利亚却不在悉尼停留，那将是一大失误。