carjacking

/ˈkɑːdʒækɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑrdʒˌækɪŋ] /ˈkɑːrdʒækɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑrdʒˌækɪŋ] /ˈkär-ˌja-kiŋ How to pronounce carjacking (audio)/ (ame, mw)

carjacking — noun

  • carjackingsingular
  • carjackingsplural

1. the crime of taking a person's car by threatening or attacking them while they a

1.名詞B2
釋義

the crime of taking a person's car by threatening or attacking them while they are still in it or have only just stopped

例句

Noor called the police after the late-night carjacking outside her apartment.

countable noun: the carjacking

Police said the carjacking happened when Nikhil stopped at a red light.

common frame: carjacking happened when driver stopped

同義詞
  • robbery

    broader; can involve taking many kinds of property, not only a car

  • car theft

    broader; includes stealing an empty parked car without confronting anyone

  • hijacking

    broader; often used for planes, buses, ships, or trucks taken over by force

文法句型

a carjacking

commit a carjacking

carjacking of [driver/car]

用法筆記

Usually used when the driver or passenger is still in the car or has only just stopped it. If the vehicle is taken with nobody confronted, use 'car theft' instead.

常見錯誤

❌Someone carjacked my car while it was empty in the garage.
✅Someone stole my car while it was empty in the garage.
💡carjacking requires a driver or passenger to be threatened or attacked.