thief

noun

/θiːf/

(plural thieves

/θiːvz/

)

Idioms

a person who steals something from another person or place贼；小偷；窃贼
- a car/jewel thief偷车/偷珠宝的贼
- a gang of thieves一伙窃贼
- Thieves stole £70 000 worth of jewellery from his home.小偷从他家里偷了价值7万英镑的珠宝。
- a petty thief (= who steals items of quite low value)小偷
- It is the fourth time the shop has been targeted by thieves.这是该店第四次被小偷盯上。
Collocations Crime
Crime犯罪Committing a crime犯罪
- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪
- be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖
- engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为
- steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone偷某人的钱包／手机
- rob a bank/a person/a tourist抢劫银行／他人／游客
- break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment入室盗窃
- hijack a plane/ship/bus劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车
- smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民
- launder drug money (through something)（通过…）洗毒资
- forge documents/certificates/passports伪造文件／证件／护照
- take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿
- run a phishing/an email/an internet scam进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
Fighting crime打击犯罪
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒
- prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版
- deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者
- reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为
- foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋
- help/support/protect the victims of crime帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
Investigating crime调查犯罪活动
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件
- witness the crime/attack/murder/incident目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件
- investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件
- conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查
- investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件
- examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹
- collect/gather forensic evidence收集法医证据
- uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器
- describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者
- question/interrogate a suspect/witness询问嫌疑人／目击证人
- solve/crack the case破案
see also theft
- A thief snatched her handbag containing her wages.一个小偷抢走了她的手提包，里面装着她的工资。
- The alarm is usually sufficient to deter a would-be thief.警报器通常足以使想要行窃的人罢手。
- The thief struck while the family were out.盗贼趁这家人外出时下了手。
Topics Crime and punishmenta2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- would-be
- common
- petty
- …
… of thieves
- gang
verb + thief
- catch
thief + verb
- snatch something
- steal something
- take something
- …
词源Old English thīof, thēof, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dief and German Dieb, also to theft.

Idioms

(there is) honour among thieves

(saying) used to say that even criminals have standards of behaviour that they respect盗亦有道

(as) thick as thieves

(informal) (of two or more people两个或以上的人) very friendly, especially in a way that makes other people suspect that something wrong, illegal or dishonest is involved in the situation非常友好；亲密无间；过从甚密

词汇	thief
释义	thief noun /θiːf/ /θiːf/ (plural thieves /θiːvz/ /θiːvz/ ) Idioms a person who steals something from another person or place贼；小偷；窃贼 a car/jewel thief偷车/偷珠宝的贼 a gang of thieves一伙窃贼 Thieves stole £70 000 worth of jewellery from his home.小偷从他家里偷了价值7万英镑的珠宝。 a petty thief (= who steals items of quite low value)小偷 It is the fourth time the shop has been targeted by thieves.这是该店第四次被小偷盯上。 Collocations CrimeCrime犯罪Committing a crime犯罪 commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪 be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖 engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为 steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone偷某人的钱包／手机 rob a bank/a person/a tourist抢劫银行／他人／游客 break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment入室盗窃 hijack a plane/ship/bus劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车 smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民 launder drug money (through something)（通过…）洗毒资 forge documents/certificates/passports伪造文件／证件／护照 take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿 run a phishing/an email/an internet scam进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗 Fighting crime打击犯罪 combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒 prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版 deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者 reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为 foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋 help/support/protect the victims of crime帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者 Investigating crime调查犯罪活动 report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件 witness the crime/attack/murder/incident目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件 investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查 investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件 examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹 collect/gather forensic evidence收集法医证据 uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器 describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者 question/interrogate a suspect/witness询问嫌疑人／目击证人 solve/crack the case破案 see also theft A thief snatched her handbag containing her wages.一个小偷抢走了她的手提包，里面装着她的工资。 The alarm is usually sufficient to deter a would-be thief.警报器通常足以使想要行窃的人罢手。 The thief struck while the family were out.盗贼趁这家人外出时下了手。 Topics Crime and punishmenta2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective would-be common petty … … of thieves gang verb + thief catch thief + verb snatch something steal something take something … 词源Old English thīof, thēof, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dief and German Dieb, also to theft. Idioms (there is) honour among thieves (saying) used to say that even criminals have standards of behaviour that they respect盗亦有道 (as) thick as thieves (informal) (of two or more people两个或以上的人) very friendly, especially in a way that makes other people suspect that something wrong, illegal or dishonest is involved in the situation非常友好；亲密无间；过从甚密
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