thief

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thief意思解释

n.

小偷，盗贼；

（使蜡外流的）蜡烛心结的烛花；

变形

复数：thieves

双语释义

n.(名词)

[C]贼,小偷,盗贼 a person who steals, especially without using violence

英英释义

thief

[ θi:f ]

n.

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

同义词：stealer

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～arrest a thief捉住小偷beat a thief打小偷catch a thief抓住小偷〔盗贼〕chase a thief追踪小偷〔盗贼〕sentence a thief判处盗贼stop a thief抓贼trace a thief跟踪盗贼形容词+～habitual thief惯偷petty thief小偷unusual thief非同一般的小偷名词+～car thief偷车贼jewel thief盗珠宝贼介词+～a gang of thieves一伙贼～+介词thief on the road拦路贼

同近义词辨析

burglar, gangster, thief, bandit, robber, pirate

这组词都有“资贼、强盗”的意思，其区别是：

burglar

指夜间撬窗破门行窃的人。

gangster

指结伙进行各种非法活动的武装歹徒。

thief

普通用词含义广泛，一般专指盗窍者。

bandit

指在乡间或小林地区结帮活动，使用恐吓或暴力行窃的人。现指有组织或单独进行抢窃的盗匪。

robber

指以暴力或威胁等手段强行夺取他人财物的人。

pirate

指海盗。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)His enemies labelled him a thief.他的敌人称他为贼。The thief was confined in a prison.窃贼被关押在监狱里。The police set a trap to catch the thief.警察设下了捉拿窃贼的圈套。The thief was caught red-handed.小偷被当场抓住了。He ran fast enough to catch the thief.他跑得飞快，足以抓住那小偷。The thief slid into the room.小偷溜进房间。The thief slipped away down a side street.小偷悄悄从一条小马路溜走了。