A ram-raider is the person who steals by driving a car or van straight into a shop, smashing the window (or even the front wall), then jumping out, grabbing goods — cigarettes, phones, jewellery — and racing off.

A ram-raider is the person ram-raider 指的是這種人 who steals他用偷的方式 by driving a car or van straight into a shop開車或箱型車直接衝進店裡, smashing the window (or even the front wall)把櫥窗（甚至整面前牆）撞破, then jumping out然後跳下車, grabbing goods — cigarettes, phones, jewellery抓走香菸、手機、珠寶這些東西 — and racing off再開車逃走。

The crime is British newspaper English more than classroom English, especially from the 1980s and 1990s, when this smash-and-grab method became a story people recognised. Though actually the sense line names the crime; the word with -er is the thief. The crime itself is ram-raiding. “Ram” here is the hard hit: you ram something when you drive into it with force.

The crime is British newspaper English這種犯罪詞比較是英國報紙用語 more than classroom English而不是課堂上會教的字, especially from the 1980s and 1990s尤其是1980到1990年代, when this smash-and-grab method became a story people recognised那時候這種砸店搶劫的手法變成大家熟悉的新聞。Though actually不過其實 the sense line names the crime這個字面上講的是「犯罪行為」; the word with -er加上 -er 的字 is the thief才是指小偷本人。The crime itself is ram-raiding犯罪行為本身叫 ram-raiding。"Ram" here is the hard hit這裡的「ram」指的是用力猛撞: you ram something當你 ram 某個東西 when you drive into it with force就是用力開車撞上去。

A ram-raider is not any robber. You would not use it for a pickpocket or a quiet burglar.

A ram-raider is not any robber ram-raider 不是隨便一個搶匪。You would not use it你不會用這個字 for a pickpocket or a quiet burglar去說扒手或安靜行竊的小偷。

It sounds like police-and-tabloid talk: dramatic, a little dated, still clear if the shop was literally hit with a vehicle.

It sounds like police-and-tabloid talk它聽起來像警方和小報用的話: dramatic誇張, a little dated有點過時, still clear如果店真的被車撞了 if the shop was literally hit with a vehicle意思還是很清楚。