vt. & vi.抢夺；抢劫；掠夺 take property from a place unlawfully and often by force

　～ a bank　抢银行
　～ the little girl　抢了小女孩的东西
　～ the passengers　抢劫旅客
　～ the rich to help the poor　劫富济贫
　～ boldly　大胆抢夺
　～ brazenly　厚颜无耻地抢夺
　～ impudently　厚颜无耻地抢夺
　～ insidiously　不知不觉地抢夺
　～ slyly　偷偷摸摸地抢夺
　～ successfully　成功地抢夺
　～ systematically　系统地抢夺
　～ sb of　夺去，抢走，剥夺，使丧失
　～ sb of confidence　失去自信
　～ sb of his purse　抢走某人的钱包
　～ sb of peace of mind　使某人心神不定
　～ the people of their liberty　剥夺人民的自由

　He said he would not rob again.　他说他不再抢劫了。
　They robbed the woman.　他们抢了那个妇女。
　They robbed the little girl.　他们抢去了小女孩的东西。
　They robbed the rich to help the poor.　他们劫富济贫。
　The criminal was not in his right mind when he robbed his elder sister's.　这个犯人在抢劫其姐姐家时神志不正常。
　In San Francisco, three men robbed a bank last night.　在旧金山，昨夜有三个人抢了一家银行。
　We are robbed by that man.　那人掠夺了我们的财物。
　The bank was robbed last night.　昨晚那家银行被抢劫。
　One witness testified that he had seen the prisoner run out of the bank after it had been robbed.　一个目击者证实他亲眼看见囚犯抢完银行后逃跑了。

 ♣ rob of　(v.+prep.)
　剥夺（某人）…　deprive sb of sth
　He robbed me of my money.　他抢走了我的钱。
　The robbers robbed the bank of 100,000 dollars.　强盗抢了银行10万美元。
　They knocked me down and robbed me of my wallet.　他们将我击倒并抢走了我的钱包。
　Fear robbed him of speech.　他害怕得说不出话来。
　An accident robbed him of his life.　事故使他丧失了生命。
　You have robbed me of my happiness.　你剥夺了我的幸福。
　The court robbed the criminal of his civil right.　法庭剥夺了那罪犯的公民权。
　He was robbed of his week's wages by a pickpocket.　他一周的薪金被扒手夺去了。
　I was robbed of my cash and cheque-book.　我的现金和支票本被抢了。

 ♣ rob, deprive, steal
　参见steal条。
 ♣ rob, burglarize, deprive, loot, plunder, rifle
　这组词都有“剥夺”“抢夺”的意思。其区别在于：rob指用公然恐吓、暴力或哄骗等非法手段剥夺他人的财物或名誉、地位、权利等；burglarize指夜间潜入某处偷盗，但不一定达到目的；deprive的对象可以是“权利”“资格”等抽象的东西，但不可接表示场所的名词；loot指不顾法律或道德、不顾死活或见利忘义地抢劫，暗示应受到谴责；rifle指闯入房间或某地搜劫，可以是抢劫一空，也可暗示搜寻某物；plunder指大规模或大范围地掠夺。