| 词汇 | rob |
| 释义 | robWord family nounrobberrobberyrobbingverbrob Crime rob /rɒb $ rɑːb/ ●●○ S3 verb (robbed, robbing) [transitiveT] 1 SCCto steal money or property from a person, bank etc 抢劫，抢夺，打劫 → steal, burgle They killed four policemen while robbing a bank. 他们抢劫一家银行的时候杀了4名警察。 A 77-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint. 一名77岁老妪遭到持刀抢劫。 rob somebody of something They threatened to shoot him and robbed him of all his possessions. 他们威胁要开枪打死他，并抢走了他的全部东西。 You say that someone robs a person or place. Do not say that someone robs an object or an amount of money. Use steal: He stole cash and valuables worth $500,000. ► see thesaurus at stealRob 的宾语是人或地点。如宾语是物品或一定数量的钱，则不用 rob，而用 steal: He stole cash and valuables worth $500，000。 他偷了现金和价值50万美元的贵重物品。 2 rob Peter to pay Paul TAKE something FROM somebodyGIVEto take money away from someone or something that needs it in order to pay someone else or use it for something else 拆东墙补西墙；剜肉补疮 Taking money out of the hospital’s budget for this is simply robbing Peter to pay Paul. 将医院预算里的钱挪用到这里，简直是在剜肉补疮。 Examples from the Corpus rob Peter to pay Paul• For example, one contributor argued that mainstream funding for Whiterock College was a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. 3 rob somebody blind informal to steal everything someone has 把某人偷个精光 The minute your back’s turned, they’ll rob you blind. 你一转身，他们就会把你偷个精光。 4. I/we was robbed! British EnglishBrE spokenDSUNFAIR used when you think that you were beaten unfairly in a sport 我/我们输得不公平！ 冤枉！〔用于体育比赛中〕 5. rob the cradle American EnglishAmESEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have a sexual relationship with someone who is a lot younger than you – used humorously 老牛吃嫩草〔指跟比自己年龄小很多的人有性关系，幽默用法〕 SYN British English cradle-snatch Examples from the Corpus rob the cradle• Why did Bob persist in attempting to rob the cradle? 6 rob somebody/something of something phrasal verbphr v literary REMOVEto take away an important quality, ability etc from someone or something 使丧失，剥夺 The illness robbed him of a normal childhood. 疾病使他无法拥有一个正常的童年。 Examples from the Corpus rob of • A hamstring injury had robbed him of his speed. Examples from the Corpus rob• Police are looking for a man who robbed a gas station on Van Ness Avenue.• He got five years in jail for robbing a gas station.• The woman had been robbed and was badly shaken.• They rob die-hard travelers of a work or vacation day.• Two men tried to rob him as he left the restaurant.• The thieves contributed to rob me of my ally, silencing him twice over.• Two men robbed the Central Bank yesterday, escaping with over $1 million.• Their insecurities too often robbed the managers of invaluable support, just when they needed it most.• In addition, the migration from rural areas to the cities has robbed the region of many of its truffle gatherers.• They weight us down, they rob us, they starve us. rob somebody of something• Her first husband had robbed her of her fortune. (1200-1300) Old French rober |
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