chop shop
noun [ C ] slang uk/ˈtʃɒp ˌʃɒp/ us/ˈtʃɑːp ˌʃɑːp/
（非法收购偷来的汽车，然后把汽车拆成零件出售的）地下拆车厂，汽车销赃店
a place where stolen vehicles are broken up so that the parts can be sold separately or used in other vehicles
Detectives from the Community Auto Theft team raided a suspected chop shop. 社区汽车盗窃调查小组的侦探突击搜查了一个疑为地下拆车厂的地方。
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- One unit went after professional car thieves and chop shops and another went after joy-riders and people who steal vehicles to commit other crimes.
- A "parts theft" is sometimes carried out by a professional car thief working with a chop shop.
- Some of these cars go to "chop shops" where the cars are torn apart and sold for their pieces, but most are sold intact.
- They pay for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of people who operate chop shops or commit auto theft.