| 词组 | burglar |
| 释义 | robber • burglar • thief/theft - The robbers went into the bank and demanded money at gunpoint. - Some burglars got into the house at night and stole all our wedding presents. - There's a thief in our office. There have been thefts of money from people's bags. (thief is the general word for a person who steals, i.e. takes things that belong to someone else and who is guilty of theft. A robber is a thief who deals directly with his/her victim and is guilty of robbery. A burglar (also called a housebreaker) is a thief who breaks into the victim's home in order to steal and is guilty of burglary or house breaking. Other specialist terms are pickpocket and shoplifter. Someone who 'steals people' is a kidnapper) |
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