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盗窃…的财物,抢劫,劫掠 -
• rob the safe 盗窃保险箱里的财物 -
• The bandits robbed her of her jewels. 那些强盗抢走了她的珠宝。 - 2.
非法剥夺;使丧失 -
• I was robbed of my sleep. 我难以入睡。
用法说明
rob, steal, burgle, burglarize, pilfer, lift, break into
rob意为“抢劫”,指在公共场合打劫或抢劫公共场所如银行、加油站等。表“偷窃”义时,steal最常用,表示秘密地,未经许可拿走不属于自己的东西。burgle是指通过破门、撬锁等手段强行入户行窃。在美国英语中,多用burglarize来表示此义。pilfer侧重表示小偷小摸。lift多用于口语,表示顺手牵羊之义。break into表示入室偷东西,有破门而入之义。试比较:
He robbed me of my watch. 他抢了我的手表。
He stole my pocketbook. 他偷了我的钱包。
Our house was burgled while we were away on holiday. 我们外出度假时,家里被盗了。
Petty pilfering is on the increase in department stores.百货商店里的小偷小摸现象日见增多。
He often lifts goods from the warehouse. 他经常从仓库偷东西。
His house was broken into last week. 上星期有人闯入他的住所。