burglar
英 ['bɜːglə]
美['bɝɡlɚ]
- n. 夜贼，窃贼
词态变化
复数: burglars;
助记提示
1. burg- "fortress, castle" (德国北部城市汉堡: Hamburg) + -lar (influence from Latin latro "thief" (see larceny)). 进入城堡盗窃。
2. => break open, commit burglary.
2. => break open, commit burglary.
中文词源
burglar 破门盗贼
burg, 城堡。字母l, 缩写自larceny, 偷窃。
英英释意
- 1. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
英文词源
- burglar
- burglar: [15] The first trace we have of burglar is as burgulator in 13th-century Anglo-Latin texts, and it appears in Anglo-Norman legal documents of the 15th century as burgler. These point to an unrecorded medieval Latin base *burg- ‘plunder’, which appears in Old French burgur ‘robber’. The verb burgle is a 19thcentury back-formation from burglar.
- burglar (n.)
- 1540s, shortened from Anglo-Latin burglator (late 13c.), earlier burgator, from Medieval Latin burgator "burglar," from burgare "to break open, commit burglary," from Latin burgus "fortress, castle," a Germanic loan-word akin to borough. The intrusive -l- is perhaps from influence of Latin latro "thief" (see larceny). The native word, Old English burgh-breche, might have influenced the word.
同义词辨析
robber, thief, burglar, bandit, gangster, pirate
这些名词均有"资贼，强盗"之意。
robber： 指以暴力或威胁等手段强行夺取他人财物的人。
thief： 普通用词含义广泛，一般专指盗窍者。
burglar： 指夜间撬窗破门行窃的人。
bandit： 指在乡间或小林地区结帮活动，使用恐吓或暴力行窃的人。现指有组织或单独进行抢窃的盗匪。
gangster： 指结伙进行各种非法活动的武装歹徒。
pirate： 指海盗。
考试真题
- With wired setups, the fear is that a burglar ( ' , 入室盗贼) might be able to shut your system down simply by cutting the right cable.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- It is possible for burglars to make jamming attacks with the necessary equipment and skill.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- Burglars can easily get a security device's frequency by Internet search.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- A burglar has to continuously jam the wireless security device to avoid triggering the alarm, both inside and outside the house.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- with wired setups, the fear is that a burglar might be able to shut your system down simply by cutting the right cable.
2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
实用场景例句
- Burglars broke into their home.
- 窃贼闯进了他们家。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase.
- 那个窃贼把他偷来的东西放在一个枕套中.
期刊摘选
- The burglar shone his torch into the dark room.
- 盗贼将手电筒照进黑暗的房间.
《简明英汉词典》
- He happened to oversee the burglar leaving the premises.
- 他碰巧看到那盗贼离开房子.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- This system contains two major parts, the wireless transmission circuits and wireless burglar alarm reception circuit.
- 它由无线转发防盗报警发送电路和无线接收电路两大部分组成.
期刊摘选
- The burglar wielded an axe.
- 夜贼挥动着一把斧头.
期刊摘选
- He turned his gun on the burglar.
- 他把枪口对著窃贼.
期刊摘选
- She playacted the movements of a burglar.
- 他把窃盗的举动戏剧化了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The burglar was sentenced to death.
- 那个窃贼被判死刑.
期刊摘选
- The burglar broke the door open.
- 窃贼撬开门.
辞典例句
- The man glanced the burglar climbing out of the window.
- 那人瞥见小偷从窗户爬出来.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- A burglar steals from the people while a church bell peals from the steeple.
- 教堂钟声鸣响时正是小偷行窃时.
期刊摘选
- The burglar stripped the house of its valuables.
- 夜贼偷走了房子里所有贵重物品.
期刊摘选
- The burglar forced his way in.
- 夜盗破门而入.
辞典例句
- The burglar made his getaway across the roof.
- 小偷从屋顶上逃跑了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The new security guard is a burglar — that'll put the cat among the pigeons.
- 新来的守卫是小偷——这下子可要鸡犬不宁了.
《简明英汉词典》
- A burglar come in the window and clean them out.
- 一个窃贼从窗户钻进来,把他们洗劫的空.
期刊摘选
- The policeman took the burglar by surprise as he opened the window.
- 当夜盗开窗时,警察冷不防地捉住了他.
《简明英汉词典》
- As soon as I came downstairs the burglar bolted out.
- 我一下楼,窃贼便狂奔而逃.
《简明英汉词典》
- The police took the burglar by surprise as he opened the window.
- 正当窃贼把窗户打开时,警察冷不防逮住了他.
期刊摘选
- The burglar attempted to escape, but the police caught him.
- 窃贼企图逃跑, 但被警察抓住了.
期刊摘选
- The burglar carry a sack of clock from the shop.
- 窃贼从商店背走一大袋时钟.
期刊摘选
- The policeman made after the burglar.
- 警察追捕那窃贼.
期刊摘选
- She came home early and surprised a burglar.
- 她回家早了一些,结果撞见了一个夜贼.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The guard loosed the dogs when the burglar alarm went off.
- 防盗警报器一响,警卫就放出了警犬.
辞典例句
- Our burglar alarm is forever going off for no reason.
- 我们的防盗报警器不知怎么常常失灵.
期刊摘选
- The burglar alarm is activated by movement.
- 这防盗警报器一动就会响。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- The burglar got in through the window.
- 盗贼是从窗户进来的。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Today I might hesitate to turn in a burglar.
- 现在让我把入室窃贼送交警方，我可能会有所顾虑。
柯林斯例句
- This burglar thought old people are easy prey.
- 这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。
柯林斯例句