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reoffend verb[ I ] (alsore-offend)uk /ˌriː.əˈfend/ us /ˌriː.əˈfend/ (of someone who has previously committed a crime) to commit another crime: 再犯罪,重新犯罪 Most prisoners reoffend following release from prison.大多数犯人在出狱后都会重新犯罪。 The younger you are when you commit a crime, the more likely you are to re-offend.犯罪时年龄越小,重新犯罪的可能性就越大。 Experts say most sex offenders rarely reoffend. Sending a juvenile to prison increases the odds he'll re-offend within a year of release by 35%. Building more prisons will result in a huge rise in the proportion of criminals who reoffend, a criminology expert has said. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Obeying & breaking the law abide abide by something adhere adhere to something afoul bac buck commission comply contravene derogation disobey enforcer fall foul of somethingidiom go by the book guiltiness infraction infringement shalt violation |