英[θiːf]美[θiːf]
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词源词根法
来自古英语theof，小偷，来自Proto-Germanic*theubaz，小偷。词义比较proof,prove.
noun(名词)
双解例句
noun(名词)
小知识
A thief is someone who steals something. A thief can be anything from a cyberspace criminal mastermind who steals credit card information around the world, to the petty thief who picks people's pockets on the subway.
Some famous thieves (notice the -v- in the plural) include outlaws of the Old West, like Butch Cassidy and Jesse James, and those notorious bank robbers of the 1930s with the memorable names — “Baby Face” Nelson, “Pretty Boy” Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, Ma Barker, “Machine Gun” Kelly, to name a few. They were so bold (and so brutal) that their activities became a major impetus for the beefing up of the FBI, under J. Edgar Hoover.
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单词用法
单词解说1
thief的基本意思是“贼，小偷，盗贼”，指趁人不在场或不防备时盗取财物的人，尤指不采用暴力的盗贼。
单词解说2
thief的复数形式为thieves。
单词扩展
steal v.偷