steal

[stiːl]
  • v.

    窃取;偷偷移动;偷垒;

  • n.

    便宜货;偷窃;

  • 单词变形

    复数: steals 过去式: stole 过去分词: stolen 现在分词: stealing 第三人称单数: steals


  • 词义辨析

    steal, deprive, rob

    这三个词都可表示采取非法手段夺取他人的钱财或权利。它们的区别是:
    1.steal是以隐蔽的方式偷取他人钱财,其宾语是被窃物。
    2.rob是以公开的方式抢劫他人钱财,其宾语是受害者或场所。例如:
    He said he would not rob the bank again.他说他不再抢劫银行了。
    They robbed the woman.他们抢了那个妇女。
    He was robbed of his week's wages by a pickpocket.他一周的薪金被扒手夺去了。
    3.deprive的意思是“剥夺”,其对象都多是“权利”“资格”等抽象的东西。例如:
    An accident deprived him of his life.事故使他丧失了生命。
    The court deprived the criminal of his civil right.法庭剥夺了那罪犯的公民权。
    He was deprived the right of vote.他被剥夺了选举权。

    steal, filch, lift, pinch, purloin

    这组词都可表示“窃取”。它们的区别是:
    1.steal含义最广而且最通用,指任何一类偷窃行为,也指偷偷地行动,强调行动的狡猾或秘密。
    2.filch尤指用不正当手段悄悄偷走,多指日常不严重的事情。例如:
    His father caught him filching apples.父亲撞见他偷苹果。
    3.lift指偷走或剽窃别人的文章,常用在口语中。例如:
    Long passages in this textbook have been lifted from other authors.教科书中有很长篇幅是摘录其他作者的文章。
    4.pinch泛指不道德的扒窃或不告而取,有时也指小偷小摸,顺手牵羊。例如:
    The thief pinched her purse and ran.小偷偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
    5.purloin常强调偷走或剽窃某物据为己有或供自己使用。例如:
    My car's been purloined.我的汽车被偷了。

    下面两句话的意思相同:

    He stole my book.
    He stole my book from me.
    他偷了我的书。

    rob,steal,plunder,deprive

    这些动词都含“偷,抢,夺”之意。
    rob最常用词,指用暴力恐吓或哄骗等非法手段抢夺财物。
    steal普通用词,指暗中行窃。
    plunder指大规模或大范围地掠夺。
    deprive多指夺去或扣留别人拥有或可能拥有的有价值或必需的东西,也可用于指抽象的事物。

  • 双语例句
1、

During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property.

在暴乱中成百上千的人纷纷趁机偷窃财物。

柯林斯例句

2、

They can steal away at night and join us.

他们可以晚上偷偷溜出来和我们碰面。

柯林斯例句

3、

Anyhow I must insist that you cannot steal.

不管怎么说,你都不能偷东西.

——《简明英汉词典》

4、

"Would your car be easy to steal?" — "Fat chance. I've got a device that shuts down the gas and ignition."

“你的汽车容易被盗吗?”——“不太可能。有个装置,可关闭油门和点火开关。”

柯林斯例句

5、

People who are drug addicts come in and steal.

瘾君子会进来偷东西。

柯林斯例句

6、

Refugees also complain that soldiers steal food and personal property from them and demand bribes in exchange for food or shelter.

难民们同时抱怨说士兵偷他们的食品和私人财物,而且借提供食物和住处之机向他们索贿。

柯林斯例句

7、

I needed a special spanner and I couldn't beg , steal or borrow one anywhere.

我需要一把特殊的扳手, 但我无论如何也找不到.

——《简明英汉词典》

8、

Most criminals steal in order to sell their loot for cash on the black market.

罪犯盗窃大多是为了把赃物在黑市上卖掉,换取现金。

柯林斯例句

9、

We're going to steal some apples from farmer Jones's orchard. Why won't you come with us? Lost your bottle?

我们要去农民琼斯的果园里偷苹果, 你为什么不和我们一起去? 你害怕了?

——《简明英汉词典》

10、

It is wrong to steal.

偷窃是不道德的.

——《简明英汉词典》

11、

The years steal by.

岁月不知不觉地过去了.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

12、

In his confession the thief incriminated two others who helped him steal.

这个盗窃犯在供词中牵连了另外两个协助他偷窃的人.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

13、

The temptation to steal is greater than ever before —— especially in large shops.

偷窃的诱惑力超过以往任何时候——尤其是在大商店里.

——《用法词典》

14、

His friend tempted him to steal.

他的朋友怂恿他去偷东西.

——《简明英汉词典》

15、

Hunger reduced him to steal.

饥饿使他不得不行窃.

——《简明英汉词典》

16、

Would you steal from your own family?

你会从自己家里偷东西 吗 ?

——《简明英汉词典》

17、

A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diomands.

几小时之前, 有人已告诉警察说,小偷打算盗窃那些钻石.

——《用法词典》

18、

He planned to steal the money, but his schemes were discovered.

他打算去偷那笔钱, 但他的诡计被揭穿了.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

19、

The thief was perceived to steal into the house.

有人看见小偷溜进那房子里去了.

——《简明英汉词典》

20、

I didn't steal these jewels — they've been planted on me.

我没有偷珠宝,是他们栽赃给我的.

——《简明英汉词典》

21、

He managed to steal a kiss from the girl.

他冷不防吻了那姑娘一下.

——《简明英汉词典》

22、

How can you lure the owner into leaving the house unlocked so that we can steal the jewels?

你怎么才能骗主人离开却不锁门,以便我们进去偷珠宝 呢 ?

——《简明英汉词典》

23、

It's immoral to steal.

偷盗是不道德的。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

24、

The eighth commandment is "Thou shalt not steal".

第八诫是“不可偷盗”。

——柯林斯例句

25、

He had no intention of letting the Foreign Secretary steal any of his thunder.

他无意让外交大臣抢他的风头。

——柯林斯例句

26、

There have been reports of youths taking advantage of the general confusion to loot and steal.

有报道说一些年轻人乘局势一片混乱之际抢劫盗窃。

——柯林斯例句

27、

His real purpose is to trick his way into your home to see what he can steal.

他的真实目的就是设局欺骗你以进入你的家里,看看他可以偷走什么。

——柯林斯例句

28、

What were you thinking of? You shouldn't steal.

你当时是怎么想的?你不该偷东西。

——柯林斯例句

29、

If its strategy succeeds, Mexico could even steal a march on its northern neighbour.

如果策略得当,墨西哥甚至可以赶在其北部邻国之前抢得先机。

——柯林斯例句

30、

He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun.

他企图勒死一名边防警察并偷走他的枪。

——柯林斯例句

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