burglar
美音:
[´bə:glə
]英音:
[´bə:glə
]n.夜贼
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burglar
/'bɜ:glə(r); `bɝˇlɚ/
n person who enters a building illegally, esp by force, in order to steal 窃贼(尤指强行进入建筑物的)
*The burglar got into the house through the bedroom window. 窃贼是从卧室的窗户潜入这所房子的. Cf 参看 robber (rob), thief.
burglar
n[C][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Anglo-French;Origin: burgler, from
Medieval Latin burglator, from burgare
'to burgle', from
Latin burgus
'defended place']
someone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things
→
robber, thief
thief→
cat burglar
1. Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle. 防盗警报器在白天和黑夜的任何时候都会响起来,它的作用只是骚扰过路行人,而实际上却帮助窃贼入室行窃。
2. Did a burglar break into your house last night? 昨晚有个窃贼闯进你家吗?
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