1 [I,T] steal (sth) (from sb/sth) to take sth from a person, shop, etc without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it 偷;窃 ·
The terrorists were driving a stolen car.恐怖分子驾驶一辆偷来的汽车。We found out she had been stealing from us for years.我们发现多年来她一直在偷我们的东西。☞You steal things, but you rob a person or place My camera has been stolen! I've been robbed!to rob a bank 偷东西叫做steal,抢劫他人叫做rob:My camera has been stolen!我的照相机被偷走了!·I've been robbed!我被人抢劫!·to rob a bank抢劫银行
Look also at the note at thief. 另参看thief的注释。
2 [I] steal away, in, out, etc to move somewhere secretly and quietly 偷偷移动
steal/stil; stiːl/v past tense stole /stol; stəʊl/past participle stolen /ˋstolən; ˈstəʊlən/1 [I,T] to take something that does not belong to you 偷﹐窃取: Someone stole my passport. 有人偷了我的护照。steal (sth) from sb/sth He even stole from his friends. 他甚至偷朋友的财物。Money was stolen from her purse. 她钱包里的钱被偷了。a stolen car 被盗的汽车THESAURUS 同类词burgle – to go into someone's home and steal things 入室盗窃: Their house was burgled while they were away. 他们外出时﹐家里被盗了。rob – to steal money or other things from a bank, shop, or person 抢劫: The post office has been broken into and robbed. 邮局遭人闯入行劫。mug – to attack someone in the street and steal something from them〔在街上〕行凶抢劫: An elderly lady was mugged in the centre of Oxford. 一位老妇人在牛津市中心遭人行凶抢劫。shoplift – to steal things from a shop while it is open 在商店〔营业时〕行窃nick especially BrE 【尤英】/pinch – an informal way of saying that something has been stolen 偷走: Someone nicked my wallet while I was out of the office for a moment. 我从办公室出去一会儿﹐有人就拿走了我的钱包。People who steal 偷东西的人thief 小偷, burglar 入室窃贼, robber 劫匪, mugger 行凶劫匪, shoplifter 在商店行窃者, pickpocket 扒手﹐小偷Steal and rob 偷和抢Use steal to talk about the things that were taken ☆ steal 用于被偷盗的东西: Matt's bike was stolen yesterday. 马特的自行车昨天被偷了。He was arrested trying to steal some cigarettes. 他试图偷香烟时被捕。Use rob to talk about the person that money is taken from, or the place, especially a bank ☆ rob 用于被抢劫的人或地方﹐尤其是银行: Someone robbed the bank last night. 昨晚有人抢了银行。You’ll only get robbed if you carry all that money. 你带着那么多的钱﹐只会被人抢。CRIME2 [I,T] to use someone else's ideas and pretend that they are yours 窃取﹐偷〔别人的想法〕: She accused him of stealing her invention. 她指控他窃取了她的发明。3 [I] to move secretly and quietly 悄悄地移动: +away/across/into etc Silently she stole away. 她悄悄地溜走了。
stealstealstealsstolestealingstolenverb (steals, stealing, stole/, has stolen)to secretly take something that is not yours: Her money has been stolen.which word? A person who steals is called a thief. A thief steals things, but robs people and places: • They stole my camera. • I've been robbed. • They robbed a bank.