contraband

IPA/ˈkɒntrəbænd/
KK[kˈɑntrəbˌænd]IPA/ˈkɑːntrəbænd/

contraband — 名詞

1. items that are secretly brought across a country's border against customs or tra

1.名詞B2
釋義

違禁品

非法跨境運輸的貨物

items that are secretly brought across a country's border against customs or trade laws

例句

Customs officers found contraband hidden inside the truck's false floor.

海關人員在卡車的夾層地板中發現了違禁品。

collocation: contraband hidden in [place]

Diego served two years in prison for smuggling contraband across the border.

Diego 因跨境走私違禁品而服刑兩年。

smuggling contraband across [border]

常見搭配
  • smuggle contraband
  • seize contraband
  • contraband hidden in
同義詞
  • smuggled goods

    more descriptive and everyday; contraband is the legal term

  • illicit goods

    broader — covers anything illegal to possess, not just cross-border smuggling

  • black-market goods

    emphasises illegal sale rather than the act of smuggling across borders

反義詞
  • legal imports

    goods that have passed through customs and meet all trade regulations

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — you say 'contraband was seized,' never 'a contraband.' To refer to individual items, use 'piece of contraband' or 'contraband items.'

常見錯誤

The police found several contrabands in the van.
The police found several pieces of contraband in the van.
'contraband' is uncountable; you cannot make it plural.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • contraband goods
  • contraband items
  • contraband smuggling
  • contraband trade

常用片語

  • contraband of war

介系詞搭配

  • as contraband