burglar

IPA/ˈbɜːɡlə(r)/
KK[bˈɚɡlɚ]IPA/ˈbɜːrɡlər/

burglar — 名詞

  • burglarsingular
  • burglarsplural

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

入室竊賊

闖進建築物偷東西的人

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.

一名入室竊賊從廚房窗戶爬進來時，Patel 一家人正在樓上睡覺。

burglar + climbed through + window

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

店主按響很大的汽車喇叭，把那名入室竊賊嚇跑了。

scare off a burglar

常見搭配
  • masked burglar
  • armed burglar
  • career burglar
  • burglar alarm
  • catch 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.

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常用片語

  • a burglar breaks in
  • catch a burglar
  • keep burglars out