thieve
英 [θiːv]
美
释义
vi. 做贼
vt. 偷窃，行窃
词态变化
第三人称单数: thieves;过去式: thieved;过去分词: thieved;现在分词: thieving;
近义词
中文词源
thieve 偷窃来自古英语 theofian,去偷，偷窃，来自 theof,小偷，即 thief 的古英语拼写形式。
英文词源
- thieve (v.)
- Old English þeofian "to thieve, steal," from þeof (see thief). Rare in Old English, rarer in Middle English, not common until 17c.; perhaps the modern word is a late 16c. re-formation. Thieving (adj.) first attested 1520s.
双语例句
- 1. He was shot dead by a thieve.
- 他被一个贼枪杀了.
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英英释意
- 1. take by theft;
- "Someone snitched my wallet!"
考试真题
- Just because some students have stolen things in shops, all of us are treated like thieves.
出自-2010年12月听力原文
- We were not only assumed to be thieves, but brilliant, greedy thieves
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