steal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++steal1 /stiːl/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense stole /stəʊl $ stoʊl/, past participle stolen /ˈstəʊlən $ ˈstoʊ-/) 1 take STH 拿走某物 [intransitive, transitive]SCCSTEAL to take something that belongs to someone else 偷，窃取 Boys broke into a shop and stole £45 in cash. 男孩们闯进一家商店，盗走了45英镑现金。steal from He stole money from his parents. 他偷了父母的钱。steal something from somebody/something He’d stolen the flowers from our garden. 他偷了我们花园里的花。2 use ideas 使用观点 [intransitive, transitive] to use someone else’s ideas without getting permission or without admitting that they are not your own ideas 剽窃，窃取（观点） SYN pinch Inventors know that someone is always going to try to steal their designs. 发明者知道总会有人设法窃取他们的设计。steal something from somebody A well-known scientist was accused of stealing ideas from his former student. 一位著名科学家被指责剽窃他以前学生的观点。3 move somewhere 向某处移动 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]GOQUIET to move quietly without anyone noticing you 悄悄地移动 SYN creepsteal into/across etc He dressed quietly and stole out of the house. 他悄悄地穿好衣服，溜出屋子。4 steal the show/limelight/scene ATTENTIONto do something, especially when you are acting in a play, that makes people pay more attention to you than to other people 〔尤指演戏时〕抢风头，抢戏 Elwood stole the show with a marvellous performance. 埃尔伍德的精彩表演大抢风头。5 steal a look/glance etc LOOK ATto look at someone or something quickly and secretly 偷偷地看一眼/瞥一眼等5She stole a glance at her watch while he was speaking.在他说话的时候，她偷偷地看了一眼手表。6 sport 体育运动 a) [intransitive, transitive]DSB to run to the next base before someone hits the ball in the sport of baseball 〔在棒球比赛中〕偷（垒） b) [transitive] to suddenly take control of the ball, puck etc when the other team had previously had control of it, for example in basketball or ice hockey 〔在篮球或冰球比赛中〕断〔球〕，截〔球〕 Roy steals the ball four times in the first half. 罗伊在上半场断球四次。7. steal a kiss KISSto kiss someone quickly when they are not expecting it 偷吻一下8 steal a march on somebody ADVANTAGEto gain an advantage over someone by doing something that they had planned to do before them 抢先某人一步，抢占先机 He was afraid another scholar was going to steal a march on him and publish first. 他担心别的学者会抢在他前面首先发表。9. steal somebody’s thunder SUCCESSFULto get the success and praise someone else should have got, by doing what they had intended to do 抢某人的风头10. steal somebody’s heart literaryLOVE to make someone fall in love with you 偷走某人的心，使某人爱上自己 → beg, borrow, or steal at beg(8) THESAURUSsteal to illegally take something that belongs to someone else 偷,窃取The thieves stole over £10,000 worth of computer equipment. 窃贼盗取了价值逾一万英镑的计算机设备。Thousands of cars get stolen every year. 每年都有数千辆汽车被盗。take to steal something – used when it is clear from the situation that you mean that someone takes something dishonestly 拿走,偷走〔用于从上下文可以明确知道是“偷”的意思时〕The boys broke into her house and took all her money. 那几个男孩闯进她家,把她的钱全拿走了。They didn’t take much – just a few items of jewellery. 他们没偷多少东西——就几件首饰。burgle British English, burglarize American English [usually passive] to go into someone’s home and steal things, especially when the owners are not there 入室行窃Their house was burgled while they were away. 他们外出期间家里被盗了。If you leave windows open, you are asking to be burgled. 开着窗户就是招贼上门。rob to steal money or other things from a bank, shop, or person 抢劫,抢夺The gang were convicted of robbing a bank in Essex. 那伙人因抢劫埃塞克斯的一家银行被定罪。An elderly woman was robbed at gunpoint in her own home. 一位老妇人在自己家里遭持枪抢劫。nHe’s serving a sentence for robbing a grocery store.mug to attack someone in the street and steal something from them 〔在街上〕对…行凶抢劫People in this area are frightened of being mugged when they go out. 该地区的人们都害怕外出时遭到抢劫。Someone tried to mug me outside the station. 有人试图在车站外抢劫我。nick/pinch British English informal to steal something 偷窃Someone’s nicked my wallet! 有人扒走了我的钱包！When I came back, my car had been pinched. 我回来时发现我的车被偷了。embezzle to steal money from the organization you work for, especially money that you are responsible for 挪用,侵吞Government officials embezzled more than $2.5 million from the department. 政府官员从该部门侵吞了逾250万英镑。shoplifting stealing things from a shop by taking them when you think no one is looking 商店行窃Shoplifting costs stores millions of pounds every year. 每年店家都因商品被偷损失数百万英镑。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 网上钓鱼〔指在网上骗取信用卡信息以盗取银行账户的不法行为〕Phishing is becoming very popular with computer criminals. 网上钓鱼正在成为计算机犯罪分子惯用的手段。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
steal• While he was on the correct route he was not guilty even though he intended to steal.• Would it make a difference if it could be maintained that Laura had died before the Tongue was stolen?• My grandfather refused to put his money in a bank because he was afraid it would get stolen.• At the time, District Attorney Joseph Freitas estimated the employees were stealing at least a half million dollars a year.• Thousands of cars get stolen every year.• The sale will recoup a small portion of the money stolen from company pension funds by the publisher.• Is it not, like the wolf in the fable, putting on false clothing stolen from other social sciences?• drug addicts who steal from their friends and families• Professional designers and architects steal ideas from each other all the time.• She claims that the director stole ideas from her historical novel and used them in the movie.• Kenner accused the director of stealing ideas from her novel in making his movie.• It's strange he should have had so many things stolen in just a week.• In the end he had to steal in order to survive.• Thieves stole paintings worth $5 million from a Paris art gallery.• Engram was suspended for the entire 1992 season by Coach Joe Paterno for stealing stereo equipment from an unlocked apartment.• Cottage raided: Cash totalling to £1,500 was stolen when thieves broke into a holiday cottage in Gayle, near Hawes.steal from• You have to be careful - Sadie steals from everybody.steal into/across etc• While he was gone, a band of the Umpqua tribe stole into camp and murdered all but three of the men.• I stole into my home like a thief.• And yet, despite it all, I felt peace stealing into my soul.• Twice Cantona stole into position at the far post waiting in vain for crosses.• Hanging out with a boy who was not only smoking but stealing into the bargain-this was serious business.• We were thieves that had stolen into the fold waiting to be discovered and expelled by a flaming sword.• He got up and stole across the grass.• She stole into the kitchen to find Sabina and beg some hot water in secret, before the others found her out.steals the ball• Roy steals the ball four times in the first half, Red and B each score twelve points.steal2 noun [countable] 1 be a steal CHEAP informal to be very cheap 非常便宜 an excellent seafood dish that is a steal at $8.25 一道 8.25 美元价廉物美的海鲜2 the act of suddenly taking control of the ball when the other team had previously had control of it, especially in basketball 〔尤指篮球比赛中的〕断球 Johnson had ten points and a steal in the first half. 上半场约翰逊得 10 分，还有一次断球成功。3. the act of running to the next base before someone hits the ball in the sport of baseball 〔棒球比赛中的〕偷垒Examples from the Corpus
steal• At £100, it would be good value for money, but at £59.95, it's an absolute steal.• Many people don't regard cheating on their taxes as stealing.• The 5-5 Rizzotti had 11 points and five steals in the first half.• Eddie Jones played 48 minutes for his second consecutive long night and contributed 19 points and four steals.• He shoots 54. 7 percent from the floor and is among the Pac-10 leaders in steals and blocked shots.• She led the team in steals.• Dream Shakes, twisting layups, tough rebounds, key steals.• She forgets the steals, the rebounds, the slick ballhandling.• Jess connects on one of two three-point attempts and grabs two steals.From Longman Business Dictionarystealsteal1 /stiːl/ verb (past tense stole /stəʊlstoʊl/, past participle stolen /ˈstəʊlənˈstoʊ-/)1[intransitive, transitive] to take something that belongs to someone, without their permissionsteal fromThey had admitted stealing from clients.2steal a march on somebody to do something new or good before other people do it, for example by producing a new productThe American computer company really stole a march on the competition with its latest PCs.→ See Verb tablestealsteal2 noun be a steal informal to be very cheapAt 20 bucks the camera was a steal.Origin steal1 Old English stelansteal1 verb →THESAURUS1steal2 nounLDOCE OnlineChinese
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steal
steal1 S3 W3 /stiːl/ 
verb (past tense stole /stəʊl $ stoʊl/, past participle stolen /ˈstəʊlən $ ˈstoʊ-/)
Boys broke into a shop and stole £45 in cash.
steal from
He stole money from his parents.
steal something from somebody/something
He’d stolen the flowers from our garden.
2. USE IDEAS [intransitive and transitive] to use someone else’s ideas without getting permission or without admitting that they are not your own ideas
SYN pinch:
Inventors know that someone is always going to try to steal their designs.
steal something from somebody
A well-known scientist was accused of stealing his former student’s ideas.
3. MOVE SOMEWHERE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quietly without anyone noticing you
SYN creep
steal into/across etc
He dressed quietly and stole out of the house.
4. steal the show/limelight/scene to do something, especially when you are acting in a play, that makes people pay more attention to you than to other people:
Elwood stole the show with a marvellous performance.
5. steal a look/glance etc to look at someone or something quickly and secretly
6. SPORT
a. [intransitive and transitive] to run to the next base before someone hits the ball in the sport of baseball
b. [transitive] to suddenly take control of the ball, puck etc when the other team had previously had control of it, for example in basketball or ice hockey:
Roy steals the ball four times in the first half.
7. steal a kiss to kiss someone quickly when they are not expecting it
8. steal a march on somebody to gain an advantage over someone by doing something that they had planned to do before them:
He was afraid another scholar was going to steal a march on him and publish first.
9. steal sb’s thunder to get the success and praise someone else should have got, by doing what they had intended to do
10. steal sb’s heart literary to make someone fall in love with you
⇨ beg, borrow, or steal at beg(8)
▪ 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.
steal2 noun [countable]
1. be a steal informal to be very cheap:
an excellent seafood dish that is a steal at $8.25
2. the act of suddenly taking control of the ball when the other team had previously had control of it, especially in basketball:
Johnson had ten points and a steal in the first half.
3. the act of running to the next base before someone hits the ball in the sport of baseball
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verb (past tense stole /stəʊl $ stoʊl/, past participle stolen /ˈstəʊlən $ ˈstoʊ-/) Language: Old English
Origin: stelan
1. TAKE SOMETHING [intransitive and transitive] to take something that belongs to someone else:Origin: stelan
steal from
steal something from somebody/something
2. USE IDEAS [intransitive and transitive] to use someone else’s ideas without getting permission or without admitting that they are not your own ideas
SYN pinch:
steal something from somebody
3. MOVE SOMEWHERE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quietly without anyone noticing you
SYN creep
steal into/across etc
4. steal the show/limelight/scene to do something, especially when you are acting in a play, that makes people pay more attention to you than to other people:
5. steal a look/glance etc to look at someone or something quickly and secretly
6. SPORT
a. [intransitive and transitive] to run to the next base before someone hits the ball in the sport of baseball
b. [transitive] to suddenly take control of the ball, puck etc when the other team had previously had control of it, for example in basketball or ice hockey:
7. steal a kiss to kiss someone quickly when they are not expecting it
8. steal a march on somebody to gain an advantage over someone by doing something that they had planned to do before them:
9. steal sb’s thunder to get the success and praise someone else should have got, by doing what they had intended to do
10. steal sb’s heart literary to make someone fall in love with you
⇨ beg, borrow, or steal at beg(8)
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noun [countable]1. be a steal informal to be very cheap:
2. the act of suddenly taking control of the ball when the other team had previously had control of it, especially in basketball:
3. the act of running to the next base before someone hits the ball in the sport of baseball
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
