assassin 暗殺

A murderer. A person who sets out to kill someone, esp. a prominent person.
謀殺者。密謀殺害他人，特別是一位杰出人物的兇手。

例句: Police are still looking for the assassin of the president candidate.
警方仍在追查暗殺總統候選人的兇手。

assault 襲擊

The act of attempting or threatening to harm another person.
試圖傷害或威脅要傷害他人的行為。

例句: Mr. Green was assaulted while he was walking on 5th street.
格林先生在第5大街行走的時候受到襲擊。

attack dog 攻擊犬

A canine dog that has been trained to attack burglars, etc.
一種經過訓練的狼犬，用來攻擊竊賊等。

例句: The officer's attack dog has saved his life many times.
這位警察的攻擊犬多次救了主人的命。

back-alley butcher 卑鄙的屠夫

Slang for abortionist.
俚語，給人施行流產手術的人。

例句: Demonstrators picked an abortion clinic with signs that said “back-alley” butcher.
示威者將一家流產診所用標語牌圍起來，牌子上寫著“卑鄙的屠夫”。

bail 保釋金

Money that is deposited with a court in order to secure the release of a defendant while awaiting trial.
存放在法庭的一定數量的保證金，以使被告在候審期間獲得釋放。

例句: Frank's wife came down to the police station to bail him out.
弗蘭克的妻子到警察局將他保釋出來。

ballistics 彈道學

The science of firearms and the study of the motion of bullets.
研究火器及子彈運動的科學。

例句: A ballistics expert was taking evidence at the scene of the crime.
一位彈道學家正在犯罪現場提取證據。