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knock-knock burglary
noun[ C ]
USuk /nɒkˈnɒk ˌbɜː.ɡlər.i/ us /ˌnɑːkˈnɑːk ˌbɝː.ɡlɚ.i/
an occasion when a person knocks on someone's door for an invented reason and then enters their house in order to steal things: 骗门盗窃，敲门盗窃（编造理由敲别人家门，伺机进门偷东西）
Knock-knock burglaries are on the rise.敲门盗窃案件正在增多。
The men are suspected of working as a knock-knock burglary crew.有怀疑认为这些人是一个敲门入室盗窃团伙的成员。
Three men were arrested in connection with a series of Los Angeles County knock-knock burglaries.
Here are several ways to protect yourself from knock-knock burglaries.
An alert neighbour helped police make arrests in a series of knock-knock burglaries.
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