这三个词都可表示采取非法手段夺取他人的钱财或权利。它们的区别是:
1.steal是以隐蔽的方式偷取他人钱财,其宾语是被窃物。
2.rob是以公开的方式抢劫他人钱财,其宾语是受害者或场所。例如:
He said he would not rob the bank again.他说他不再抢劫银行了。
They robbed the woman.他们抢了那个妇女。
He was robbed of his week's wages by a pickpocket.他一周的薪金被扒手夺去了。
3.deprive的意思是“剥夺”,其对象都多是“权利”“资格”等抽象的东西。例如:
An accident deprived him of his life.事故使他丧失了生命。
The court deprived the criminal of his civil right.法庭剥夺了那罪犯的公民权。
He was deprived the right of vote.他被剥夺了选举权。
这组词都可表示“窃取”。它们的区别是:
1.steal含义最广而且最通用,指任何一类偷窃行为,也指偷偷地行动,强调行动的狡猾或秘密。
2.filch尤指用不正当手段悄悄偷走,多指日常不严重的事情。例如:
His father caught him filching apples.父亲撞见他偷苹果。
3.lift指偷走或剽窃别人的文章,常用在口语中。例如:
Long passages in this textbook have been lifted from other authors.教科书中有很长篇幅是摘录其他作者的文章。
4.pinch泛指不道德的扒窃或不告而取,有时也指小偷小摸,顺手牵羊。例如:
The thief pinched her purse and ran.小偷偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
5.purloin常强调偷走或剽窃某物据为己有或供自己使用。例如:
My car's been purloined.我的汽车被偷了。
He stole my book.
He stole my book from me.
他偷了我的书。
对比记忆法
第三人称单数: steals复数: steals现在分词: stealing过去式: stole过去分词: stolen
单词解说
1、steal的基本意思是“偷”,指在未经允许或不为人知的情况下不正当地或非法地拿走本不属于自己的东西。用于比喻也可作“剽窃”解,引申指快速地、小心谨慎地做事情或是偷偷摸摸的、秘密的行为,着重强调手段和方式的隐秘性。steal还可引申表示“剥夺”“获取”“博得”解,多指用技巧取得。
2、steal可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接表示被偷物的名词或代词作宾语。steal也可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化为介词for的宾语。
形式变化
steal-stole-stolen(这组动词形式变化经常考查)
How can you lure the owner into leaving the house unlocked so that we can steal the jewels?
你怎么才能骗主人离开却不锁门,以便我们进去偷珠宝 呢 ?
来源:《简明英汉词典》我们要去农民琼斯的果园里偷苹果, 你为什么不和我们一起去? 你害怕了?
来源:《简明英汉词典》During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property.
在暴乱中成百上千的人纷纷趁机偷窃财物。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Most criminals steal in order to sell their loot for cash on the black market.
罪犯盗窃大多是为了把赃物在黑市上卖掉,换取现金。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He had no intention of letting the Foreign Secretary steal any of his thunder.
他无意让外交大臣抢他的风头。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The temptation to steal is greater than ever before —— especially in large shops.
偷窃的诱惑力超过以往任何时候——尤其是在大商店里.
来源:《用法词典》难民们同时抱怨说士兵偷他们的食品和私人财物,而且借提供食物和住处之机向他们索贿。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》“你的汽车容易被盗吗?”——“不太可能。有个装置,可关闭油门和点火开关。”
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》In his confession the thief incriminated two others who helped him steal.
这个盗窃犯在供词中牵连了另外两个协助他偷窃的人.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》If its strategy succeeds, Mexico could even steal a march on its northern neighbour.
如果策略得当,墨西哥甚至可以赶在其北部邻国之前抢得先机。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》There have been reports of youths taking advantage of the general confusion to loot and steal.
有报道说一些年轻人乘局势一片混乱之际抢劫盗窃。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diomands.
几小时之前, 有人已告诉警察说,小偷打算盗窃那些钻石.
来源:《用法词典》I needed a special spanner and I couldn't beg , steal or borrow one anywhere.
我需要一把特殊的扳手, 但我无论如何也找不到.
来源:《简明英汉词典》His real purpose is to trick his way into your home to see what he can steal.
他的真实目的就是设局欺骗你以进入你的家里,看看他可以偷走什么。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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