thief
英 [θi:f] 美 [θif]

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)

1. [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.)

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

权威例句

The Professional Thief
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Opportunity Makes the Thief
Luke's Story of the Penitent Thief
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How Much Security Is Enough to Stop a Thief?
‘The thief of womanhood’: women's experience of polycystic ovarian syndrome
Opportunity Makes the Thief Practical theory for crime prevention
A technique to control mercury from flue gas: The Thief Process
4.5 Sword Fight between a Runaway ‘Slave’ and a Thief Catcher