| 释义 |
thief /θiːf/ n. | phr. ([复] thieves /θiːvz/)
n.
1. 贼，小偷；偷窃犯
a gang of thieves 一伙窃贼
Stop thief! 捉贼!
an alleged bicycle thief 偷自行车嫌疑犯
2. 〈喻〉贼(指暗中占取他人所有物者)
Procrastination is the thief of time. 因循拖延是偷盗时间的窃贼。
3. 〈方〉(使蜡外淌的)烛芯突出部分
4. 〈英方〉流氓，恶棍
5. = thief tube
[< OE thēof; 与 OHG diob, Lith tupéti to crouch 有关] phr. All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 〈谚〉狗冲着吠叫的不见得都是小偷。 A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich. 〈谚〉强盗发财充绅士。 Little thieves are hanged but great ones escape. 〈谚〉窃钩者诛，窃国者侯。 set a thief to catch a thief 以贼捕贼；以毒攻毒 When thieves fall out, honest men come by their own. 〈谚〉坏人内讧，好人得利。 |