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    heist

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Crime
    heist /haɪst/ noun [countable]  American English informalSCC an act of stealing something very valuable from a shop, bank etc 〔贵重物品的〕盗窃 SYN robbery a jewelry heist 珠宝盗窃 —heist verb [transitive]
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    heist• There wasn't a heist man or second-storey expert in the neighbourhood who wasn't first-names with Connors.• Police have no suspects and few clues in the art heist.• The opening scenes of this fractious heist movie see him at his most acute.• His heists invariably end in shootouts, explosions and car chases.• Ryan Tate said the heist represents the seventh time the free paper has been stolen from news racks since November 1996.• The heist itself is an old-fashioned staple: safety deposit boxes.    Origin heist (1800-1900) hoist
    heist nounChinese
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    heist
    heist /haɪst/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: hoist
    American English informal an act of stealing something very valuable from a shop, bank etc
       SYN  robbery:
        a jewelry heist
    —heist verb [transitive]


    noun,
    verb
    heistBrE /haɪst/ 🔊NAmE /haɪst/ 🔊 noun(informal, especially NAmE) an act of stealing sth valuable from a shop/store or bank （对商店、银行贵重物、钱的）盗窃 SYN robbery ◆a bank heist银行盗窃案
    heistBrE /haɪst/ 🔊NAmE /haɪst/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they heist BrE /haɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /haɪst/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it heists BrE /haɪsts/ 🔊 NAmE /haɪsts/ 🔊past simple heisted BrE /ˈhaɪstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪstɪd/ 🔊past participle heisted BrE /ˈhaɪstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪstɪd/ 🔊 -ing form heisting BrE /ˈhaɪstɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪstɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (informal, especially NAmE) to steal sth valuable from a shop/store or bank （在商店、银行）盗窃（贵重物品）