thief

n.贼; 小偷; 窃贼

复数：thieves

牛津词典

noun

贼；小偷；窃贼a person who steals sth from another person or place

a car/jewel, etc. thief 偷汽车、珠宝等的窃贼

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 小偷;窃贼A thief is a person who steals something from another person.The thieves snatched the camera.窃贼偷走了相机。

...car thieves.偷车贼

Anyone who steals can be called a thief. A robber often uses violence or the threat of violence to steal things from places such as banks or shops. A burglar breaks into houses or other buildings and steals things.凡是偷东西的人都可以称作 thief。robber 常常使用暴力或威胁使用暴力从银行、商店等处抢劫。burglar 指闯入住户或其他建筑偷窃的盗贼。

双语例句

The thief had broken in through a first-floor window. 小偷是从二楼的窗户进入屋里的。

She chased the thief for 100 yards 她追了窃贼100码远。

Ness chased the thief down and held him until police arrived 内斯追上小偷，按住他，一直等到**赶到。

The thief got clean away with the money 那个贼拿着钱逃之夭夭了。

A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station. 一名窃贼昨天持械抢劫一家加油站后带着数百英镑逃跑了。

Don't leave your shopping on the back seat of your car — it's an open invitation to a thief. 别把买的东西放在汽车后座上——那会招来小偷的。

The chances are that the thief will be under 21 and doing it for a lark 偷东西的很可能是个不到21岁的年轻人，干这事儿只是贪玩。

You are protected instantly if a thief misuses your credit card 如果小偷盗用你的信用卡，你的卡会立即受到保护。

The thief was put on probation for two years. 这个小偷被处以两年缓刑。

The thieves snatched the camera. 窃贼偷走了相机。

'Are you accusing me of being a thief?' — 'I have done no such thing, Tony.' “你在指责我是小偷吗？”——“我没有做过这种事，托尼。”

To set a thief to catch a thief, that is what we call “ to counteract one toxin with another ”. 叫小偷去抓小偷，这就叫“以毒攻毒”。

The thief shook in his shoes when he was caught in the act. 小偷作案时被当场抓住，吓得发抖。

The dogs were smelling round; perhaps they smelt the thief. 那些狗在到处嗅，也许它们嗅到了小偷的气味。

Obviously the thief had simply walked out this way as bold as brass. 显然贼人是从这里大摇大摆出去的。

The thief expressed penitence for all his past actions. 那盗贼对他犯过的一切罪恶表示忏悔。

The police pounced upon the thief. **向小偷扑了过去。

The thief was seized and turned over to a police station. 小偷被扭送到派出所了。

The police detained the suspected thief for further questioning. 警方拘留了***嫌疑犯以作进一步审问。

The thief was dragged off to the police station. 那个小偷给揪到派出所去了。

The thief broke into the house. 窃贼破门而入。

The thief entered by the window.; The thief came in through the window. 小偷是从窗户进来的。

The police are in chase of the thief. **在追捕那小偷。

The thief hit him a thump on the head. 贼在他的头上重击一下。

The thief was tailed by a policeman. 贼被**钉住了。

The thief gave himself away by spending so much money. 这个小偷因大量花钱而露了马脚。

They always take habitual tactics of standing facts on their heads and of a thief crying “ stop thief ”. 他们经常使用颠倒是非、贼喊捉贼的伎俩。

The thief ran into the crowd and vanished. 小偷跑进人群中不见了。

The thief broke out of the prison and escaped. 那贼越狱逃跑了。

The thief abstracted a wallet from his pocket. 小偷从他的口袋中扒走了皮夹。

同义词辨析

thiefbanditburglarpickpocketrobber【导航词义：盗贼，强盗】

thief n. 小偷

〔辨析〕普通用词，通常专指***者，即常说的贼。

〔例证〕The thief was caught in the act.小偷当场被抓。Our watchdog scared the thief away.我们的看门狗把小偷吓走了。The thief was caught in the toils of the law.窃贼落入了法网。

bandit n. 强盗，土匪；歹徒

〔辨析〕指结帮成伙、出没于乡间或山林地区使用恐吓或暴力抢劫的人，现尤指袭击旅行者的歹徒。

〔例证〕This village used to be infested with bandits.帮匪过去常来骚扰这个村子。On her way home, a masked bandit suddenly rushed to her and robbed her of all her possessions.她回家的路上，有一个蒙面强盗突然向她冲过去，抢走了她的全部东西。The bandit said he would kill the girl if she moved a muscle.歹徒对姑娘说，如果她动一下就把她***死。

burglar n. 窃贼，夜贼

〔辨析〕指入夜后破门或撬窗行窃的人。

〔例证〕The burglar got into the house through the kitchen window.窃贼是从厨房的窗户潜入这所房子的。The burglar broke in and stole my money.夜贼破门而入，偷了我的钱。The detective soon got on the trail of the burglar.侦探很快就发现了窃贼的踪迹。

pickpocket n. 扒手

〔辨析〕尤指在人多拥挤之处从人们口袋、手提包里偷东西的小偷。

〔例证〕Beware of pickpockets!谨防扒手!The man in grey on the bus is a pickpocket.公交车上穿灰衣服的那个人是个三只手。The pickpocket stole my purse in the subway.扒手在地铁里偷走了我的钱包。

robber n. 强盗，盗贼

〔辨析〕多指用暴力、威胁等手段强行抢夺他人财物的人。

〔例证〕The robber made her open the safe at gunpoint.那强盗用枪逼着她打开保险箱。The robber is wanted by the police.警方在通缉那个盗贼。The robbers killed the man and took his money.强盗们打死了那个人并拿走了他的钱。

习惯用语

n.

英英释义

noun

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Synonym:stealer