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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bur·gle /ˈbɜːɡəl $ ˈbɜːr-/ verb [transitive] British English  STEALto go into a building and steal things 闯入…行窃 SYN American English burglarize We’ve been burgled three times. 我们已经三次被盗。► see thesaurus at steal→ See Verb table
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    burgle• He could not see too much that could be done quickly about the criminals who travelled from Wearside and Tyneside to burgle.• He was caught burgling the house of a police officer.• A jemmy might suggest the murderer had gone to burgle the premises.• There were far more profitable houses to burgle within a stone's throw of her own modest establishment.    Origin burgle (1900-2000) burglar
    bur·gle verbChineseSyllable
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    burgle
    bur‧gle /ˈbɜːɡəl $ ˈbɜːr-/ verb [transitive] British English
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: burglar
    to go into a building and steal things
       SYN  burglarize American English:
        We’ve been burgled three times.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ steal to illegally take something that belongs to someone else: The thieves stole over £10,000 worth of computer equipment. | Thousands of cars get stolen every year.
       ▪ take to steal something – used when it is clear from the situation that you mean that someone takes something dishonestly: The boys broke into her house and took all her money. | They didn’t take much – just a few items of jewellery.
       ▪ burgle British English, burglarize American English [usually passive] to go into someone’s home and steal things, especially when the owners are not there: Their house was burgled while they were away. | If you leave windows open, you are asking to be burgled.
       ▪ rob to steal money or other things from a bank, shop, or person: The gang were convicted of robbing a bank in Essex. | An elderly woman was robbed at gunpoint in her own home. | He’s serving a sentence for robbing a grocery store.
       ▪ mug to attack someone in the street and steal something from them: People in this area are frightened of being mugged when they go out. | Someone tried to mug me outside the station.
       ▪ nick/pinch British English informal to steal something: Someone’s nicked my wallet! | When I came back, my car had been pinched.
       ▪ embezzle to steal money from the organization you work for, especially money that you are responsible for: Government officials embezzled more than $2.5 million from the department.
       ▪ shoplifting stealing things from a shop by taking them when you think no one is looking: Shoplifting costs stores millions of pounds every year.
       ▪ phishing the activity of dishonestly persuading people to give you their credit card details over the Internet, so that you can steal money from their bank account: Phishing is becoming very popular with computer criminals.


    bur·gleBrE /ˈbɜːɡl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɜːrɡl/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE burg·lar·ize BrE /ˈbɜːɡləraɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbɜːrɡləraɪz/ 🔊) verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they burgle BrE /ˈbɜːɡl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbɜːrɡl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it burgles BrE /ˈbɜːɡlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbɜːrɡlz/ 🔊past simple burgled BrE /ˈbɜːɡld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbɜːrɡld/ 🔊past participle burgled BrE /ˈbɜːɡld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbɜːrɡld/ 🔊 -ing form burgling BrE /ˈbɜːɡlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbɜːrɡlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to enter a building illegally, usually using force, and steal from it 入室盗窃◆We were burgled while we were away (= our house was burgled). 我们外出时家里失窃了。🔊🔊◆The house next door was burgled. 邻居家被盗了。🔊🔊<titled tranID="34" status="2">Crime<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>犯罪</chn></titled>

    Committing a crime 犯罪

    • commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud 犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪
    • be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking 参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖
    • engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism 参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为
    • steal sb's wallet/purse/(BrE) mobile phone/(NAmE) cell phone 偷某人的钱包／手机
    • rob a bank/a person/a tourist 抢劫银行／他人／游客
    • break into/ (BrE) burgle/ (NAmE) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment 入室盗窃
    • hijack a plane/ship/bus 劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车
    • smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants 走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民
    • launder drug money (through sth) （通过…）洗毒资
    • forge documents/certificates/passports 伪造文件／证件／护照
    • take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe 索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿
    • run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam 进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗

    Fighting crime 打击犯罪

    • combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking 打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒
    • prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy 防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版
    • deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals 威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者
    • reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime/(especially BrE) antisocial behaviour 减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为
    • foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot 挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋
    • help/support/protect the victims of crime 帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者

    Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动

    • report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially BrE) an incident to the police 向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件
    • witness the crime/attack/murder/incident 目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件
    • investigate a murder/(especially NAmE) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident 调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件
    • conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…)/(especially BrE) a police/murder inquiry 进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查
    • investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case 调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件
    • examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime 仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹
    • collect/gather forensic evidence 收集法医证据
    • uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons 发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器
    • describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker 描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者
    • question/interrogate a suspect/witness 询问嫌疑人／目击证人
    • solve/crack the case 破案
     ➡ collocations at justice