steal

/stiːl/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
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偷；窃取；偷偷移动；悄悄地做

释义与例句

v. 偷；窃取
to take something that belongs to someone else without permission and without intending to return it
  1. Someone stole her bag while she was watching the performance.
    她观看演出时，有人偷走了她的包。
  2. The thieves stole jewellery worth thousands of pounds.
    窃贼偷走了价值数千英镑的珠宝。
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  1. He admitted stealing money from the till.
    他承认从收银机里偷了钱。
v. 偷偷移动；悄悄地做
to move quietly or secretly, or to do something quickly without being noticed
  1. She stole out of the room without waking the baby.
    她悄悄溜出房间，没有吵醒婴儿。
  2. He stole a glance at the letter on her desk.
    他偷偷瞥了一眼她桌上的信。
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  1. The cat stole into the kitchen looking for food.
    那只猫悄悄溜进厨房找吃的。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 steal 的过去式是 stole，过去分词是 stolen；偷某物用 steal something from somebody，而 rob 的宾语通常是被抢的人或场所。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • theft 偷窃；盗窃
    名词，指偷窃行为或偷窃罪；steal 是动词，thief 是行窃的人。
  • thief 小偷；窃贼
    可数名词，指偷东西的人，复数为 thieves。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • rob 抢劫；盗取
    steal 的宾语是被偷走的东西，常用 steal something from somebody；rob 的宾语是被抢的人或场所，常用 rob somebody of something 或 rob a bank。不能说 rob something from somebody。
    Two men robbed the shop at knifepoint. 两名男子持刀抢劫了那家商店。
常见搭配
  • steal something from somebody 从某人处偷走某物
    He was accused of stealing a wallet from a customer. 他被指控偷了一位顾客的钱包。
  • steal a glance 偷偷看一眼
    She stole a glance at her watch during the long speech. 在冗长的讲话中，她偷偷看了一眼手表。
  • steal money 偷钱
    The cashier was caught stealing money from the shop. 那名收银员从商店偷钱时被抓住了。