1660s, from Low German smuggeln or Dutch smokkelen "to transport (goods) illegally," apparently a frequentative formation of a word meaning "to sneak" (from Proto-Germanic *smuganan; cognates: Dutch smuigen "to eat secretly;" Swedish smyg "a lurking-hole," Danish smughandel "contraband trade," Norwegian smjuga, Old English smeogan "to creep"), perhaps literally "to slip (contraband through)," from Proto-Germanic *(s)muk- (see smock).
实用例句
1. The bombings were masterminded by a known drugs smuggler.
爆炸是由一个臭名昭著的毒品走私分子操纵的。
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2. The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain.
这名走私犯今晚在监狱, 等待引渡到英国.
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3. The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss.
那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领.
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4. The poacher , like the smuggler, smacks too strongly of the brigand.
私自打猎的人正如走私的人, 都和土匪相去不远.
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5. That drug smuggler will live the rest of his life behind bars.
