rob
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rob /rɒb $ rɑːb/ ●●○ S3 verb (robbed, robbing) [transitive] 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.Rob 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。► see thesaurus at steal2 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。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 English 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 EnglishSEX/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-snatch6 rob somebody/something of something phrasal verb 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。→ See Verb table
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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.Origin rob (1200-1300) Old French roberrob verbChinese
person, property to etc or steal money from a bank Corpus
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rob S3 /rɒb $ rɑːb/
verb (past tense and past participle robbed, present participle robbing) [transitive]
They killed four policemen while robbing a bank.
A 77-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint.
rob somebody of something
They threatened to shoot him and robbed him of all his possessions.
► 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.
2. rob Peter to pay Paul to take money away from someone or something that needs it in order to pay someone else or use it for something else:
Taking money out of the hospital’s budget for this is simply robbing Peter to pay Paul.
3. rob somebody blind informal to steal everything someone has:
The minute your back’s turned, they’ll rob you blind.
4. I/we was robbed__ British English spoken used when you think that you were beaten unfairly in a sport
5. rob the cradle American English to have a sexual relationship with someone who is a lot younger than you – used humorously
SYN cradle-snatch British English
rob somebody/something of something phrasal verb literary
to take away an important quality, ability etc from someone or something:
The illness robbed him of a normal childhood.
▪ 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.
rob S3 /rɒb $ rɑːb/
verb (past tense and past participle robbed, present participle robbing) [transitive] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: rober
1. to steal money or property from a person, bank etc ⇨ steal, burgle:Language: Old French
Origin: rober
rob somebody of something
► 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.
2. rob Peter to pay Paul to take money away from someone or something that needs it in order to pay someone else or use it for something else:
3. rob somebody blind informal to steal everything someone has:
4. I/we was robbed__ British English spoken used when you think that you were beaten unfairly in a sport
5. rob the cradle American English to have a sexual relationship with someone who is a lot younger than you – used humorously
SYN cradle-snatch British English
rob somebody/something of something phrasal verb literary
to take away an important quality, ability etc from someone or something:
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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/( mobile phone/BrE ( cell phoneNAmE 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/( antisocial behaviourespecially
BrE 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/( an incident to the policeespecially
BrE 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/( a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incidentespecially
NAmE 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…)/( a police/murder inquiryespecially
BrE 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
