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).
雙語例句
1. The bombings were masterminded by a known drugs smuggler.
爆炸是由一個臭名昭著的毒品走私分子操縱的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain.
這名走私犯今晚在監獄, 等待引渡到英國.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss.
那個走私犯最后不得不告發他的首領.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The poacher , like the smuggler, smacks too strongly of the brigand.
私自打獵的人正如走私的人, 都和土匪相去不遠.
來自互聯網
5. That drug smuggler will live the rest of his life behind bars.