thief

[US]/θiːf/
[UK]/θiːf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 小偷,贼 窃取他人财物的犯罪分子。
Word Forms
复数thieves

Phrases & Collocations

thief of time

时间贼

professional thief

职业盗贼

Example Sentences

The thief was caught.

窃贼被捉住了。

a thief about in the hotel.

在旅馆里四下行窃的小偷。

Procrastination is the thief of time.

拖延就是浪费时间。

A thief and a pothead!

既是小偷又是瘾君子!

The thief was sent to prison.

小偷被送进了监狱。

There is a thief in our midst.

我们当中有小偷。

The thief stole into the house.

那个贼悄悄地潜入房子。

an incorrigible thief

不可改造的贼

The thief crept along the corridor.

那贼偷偷地在走廊上潜行。

The statement of the thief is not susceptible of proof.

那个小偷的陈述无从证明。

a mob that put the thief to flight.

迫使小偷逃跑的群众

The thief got in through the window.

小偷是通过这扇窗户进来的。

The thief has amended.

这小偷改过自新了。

The thief is certain to be caught in time.

小偷迟早会被抓到的。

She was set on by a thief in the park.

她在公园里遭到一个窃贼的袭击。

The thief was shut up in prison.

那小偷被监禁在狱中。

The thief ran slap into a policeman.

那小偷与警察撞个满怀。

Set a thief to catch a thief.

[谚]以贼捉贼; 以毒攻毒。

A thief lifted my wallet.

小偷扒走了我的钱夹

The thief glided out of the room.

小偷俏俏地溜出了房间。

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