burglar

/ˈbɜːɡlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɜːrɡlər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbər-glər also -gə-lər/ (ame, mw)

burglar — noun

1. someone who gets into a house, shop, or other building without permission so the

1.名詞B2
釋義

someone who gets into a house, shop, or other building without permission so they can steal things there

例句

A burglar climbed through the kitchen window while the Patel family slept upstairs.

burglar + climbed through + window

The shop owner scared off a burglar with a loud car horn.

scare off a burglar

同義詞
  • thief

    the general word for someone who steals, without the idea of entering a building

  • robber

    suggests stealing directly from a person or place by force or threat

  • intruder

    focuses on entering a place without permission, not necessarily to steal

  • housebreaker

    an older or more formal word with nearly the same meaning

文法句型

a burglar breaks into + place

catch a burglar

burglar alarm

用法筆記

Usually refers to someone entering a building, especially a home or shop. Distinguish from robber, who steals from a person by force or threat, and from thief, which is the broader word.

常見錯誤

❌The burglar stole my phone on the bus.
✅The thief stole my phone on the bus.
💡a burglar steals by entering a building, not by taking something in a public place.
❌The robber came through our kitchen window at night.
✅The burglar came through our kitchen window at night.
💡robber suggests force against people, while burglar focuses on breaking into a building.