steals

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。