Theft
[θeft] or [θɛft]
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny.
(n.) The thing stolen.
錄入:索菲娅
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Larceny, robbery, stealing, shoplifting, pilfering, thievery.
布鲁克整理
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Robbery, thieving, stealing, pilfering, filching, larceny, depredation,[SeePEEVISH]
吉尔达整理
解釋/意思:
n. act of thieving.—adj. Theft′ūous thievish.—adv. Theft′ūously.
杰西整理
例句/造句/用法:
- It would excuse theft in Washingtons and Wellingtons, and unchastity in women as well. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Rachel and I, so long as the suspicion of theft rested on me, were parted irrevocably. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Scarcely had the search commenced than the overturned cauldron was discovered, and with it the theft of the poisoned arrows. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- I left nothing unsaid that I COULD say--short of actually telling you that I knew you had committed the theft. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- And is not this involuntary deprivation caused either by theft, or force, or enchantment? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Désirée was not to be so cheated: she had learned to bring falsehood to the aid of theft, and would deny having touched the brooch, ring, or scissors. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Penelope persisted in believing that she was to be forthwith tried, sentenced, and transported for theft. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Will the just man or citizen ever be guilty of sacrilege or theft, or treachery either to his friends or to his country? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Petty thefts, wanton assaults, purposeless outrage--to the man who held the clue all could be worked into one connected whole. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
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