carry torches and weapons in a robbery—conduct evil activities openly;armed robbery committed openly ❍ 营官着急道： “并非～，怎么便算是强盗呢？”(《红楼梦》1434) The constable protested，“If they didn’t break in openly with torches and clubs,how can you call them brigands?”/他们搞主观主义、宗派主义是～，敲锣打鼓，拿出自己的政治纲领来征服人家。(《毛泽东选集》Ⅴ—302) Wang Ming and Li Lisan went about their subjectivism and sec tarianism in an open way and with a great fanfare,trying to overwhelm people with their political pro grammes.