Definition of rob in English:

rob

verbrobbed, robs, robbing rɒbrɑb

[with object]

1Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.
抢劫；盗窃…的财物
he tried, with three others, to rob a bank
他试图伙同另外三人抢劫银行。
she was robbed of her handbag
她的手提包被抢走了。
Example sentencesExamples
- While in Hawaii for a surf contest, Frank and Joe's hotel room is robbed.
- Police yesterday launched a massive hunt for a thug who robbed a terrified pub landlady at gunpoint.
- The former Major League Baseball pitcher has been arrested for allegedly robbing a jewelry store in Florida.
- He was robbed twice of the money donated by those who were moved by his cause.
- The audience assumes that the bank will now be robbed and that will be it, but the Director has other ideas.
- On one hand, they did nothing physically wrong - it would be like watching from a street while a guy robs a TV store.
- Police are searching for witnesses after a man was robbed at knifepoint in a Swindon park.
- Our local convenience store is robbed so often the staff seem to expect it.
- When asked why he robbed banks, a noted criminal's famous reply was ‘That's where the money is.’
- Police are hunting a man after a woman was robbed at gunpoint in a Bradford subway.
- The trio led police on a high-speed chase today after allegedly robbing a house in Lake Los Angeles.
- A teenager was today nursing a suspected broken nose after he was beaten and robbed by a car gang.
- Being robbed of the £1,000 deposit for a new flat is the last thing Paul Hunt needs at the moment.
- From April to November 2001, the number of people robbed at gunpoint in London rose 53 percent.
- Once she changes into a criminal and starts attacking people in dark alleys and robbing them, she's out of the picture.
- Recently, too, a person was attacked and robbed in daylight on a Dublin street.
- One night after a match, a thief robs the wrestling box office.
- The sheriff had arrested some bandits who robbed a train.
- The post office has been robbed twice before, the last time just four weeks ago.
- If there are three thugs robbing somebody you have to arrest all three to solve it perfectly.
Synonyms
steal from
informal mug, jump, roll
North American informal clip
cheat, swindle, defraud, fleece, dispossess
informal bilk, do out of, con out of, rook out of, skin, steal someone blind
North American informal stiff
rare mulct
1. 1.1informal Overcharge (someone) for something.
  〈非正式〉敲诈，向…漫天要价，敲…竹杠
  Bob thinks my suit cost £70, and even then he thinks I was robbed
  鲍勃认为我的衣服花了70英镑，即使这样他还是认为我被敲诈了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The airline robbed me blind again, of which more in another post.
  The works are being done but they (insurance companies) are just robbing us blind, " she said.
  Synonyms
  overcharge, charge too much
  informal rip off, screw, sting, do, diddle
  North American informal gouge
  British informal, dated rush
2. 1.2dialect, informal Steal.
  〈非正式或方〉盗窃
  someone had robbed my jacket
  Synonyms
  burgle, steal from, hold up, break into
  raid, loot, ransack, plunder, pillage, sack
  North American burglarize
  informal do, turn over, steam, knock off, stick up
  archaic spoil, reave
3. 1.3rob someone of Deprive someone of (something needed or deserved)
  剥夺；使丧失
  poor health has robbed her of a normal social life
  身体不好使她无法参与正常的社交活动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  However big the reparation they receive, it will never replace what they have been robbed of.
  Such a ruling could effectively rob Congress of its oversight powers for a very long time.
  They lost their jobs, were robbed of all dignity, and yet still soldiered on to achieve great things that were often ignored by history books because of their lifestyle.
  The death of Alfred Schnittke in 1998 robbed the world of one of its most distinctive symphonists.
  The generals felt they were about to be robbed of their victory and, worse, their honor.
  The trust fears that, if the missing track is not replaced, the tram society will withdraw - taking their trams with them and robbing Heaton Park of a popular attraction.
  This detracts from the impressions of true giants, robbing them of the respect they deserve.
  Fat makes the digestive system work harder than other foods do, thereby robbing the body of much-needed energy.
  The foot and mouth crisis, robbing Ireland of farm and tourism revenue, is also to blame.
  A grassroots vote-buying culture has also robbed the people of their right to elect the wise and the able.
  You believe in all these good things, and eventually the world robs you of that.
  Overjoyed members of Ward's family said he had been robbed of six years of his life after the short hearing concluded.
  An administrative error has been blamed for robbing Bradford of the title of Britain's curry capital - to the fury of its restaurateurs.
  In a very real way, these plaintiffs were robbed of their childhood.
  Average life expectancy has sunk dramatically and young people have been robbed of any chance to find a reasonable job.
  I would be heartbroken if I were to win an Oscar and yet be robbed of this moment.
  The injuries also robbed him of his rhythm during the season.
  Today the elderly are often ignored, while the young are robbed of a carefree childhood.
  ‘Malaria is robbing Africa of its people and potential,’ said Gates.
  A glut of injuries, all at the one time, robbed us of most of our key players.
  Synonyms
  deprive, strip, divest
  deny
4. 1.4Soccer Deprive (an opposing player) of the ball.
  〔英足〕夺（对手）的球
  Hughes robbed Vonk yards inside the City half
  休斯在城队前卫几码距离之内夺了冯克的球。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Robson had robbed David Lilley of the ball and just managed to fend off the Kilmarnock defenders.
  There were early flashes, Figo robbed Iulian Filipesco of the ball in the fifth minute to supply Numo Gomes with a shot that darted past the left post.
  Brentford's other goals came from Stephen Hunt and Ben May, who robbed Tabb of a possible hat-trick by converting his on-target shot.
  Great tenacity from Grant which saw him rob Devenney of the ball set up a point for Mickey Linden and Down kept their noses in front.
  After robbing John Hughes of possession his drive was parried by the Falkirk goalkeeper, and Tunbridge could only lob the rebound over the bar.

Phrases

rob Peter to pay Paul

Take something away from one person to pay another; discharge one debt only to incur another.
借钱还债；剜肉补疮；拆东墙补西墙
mainstream funding for the college was a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, reducing the budget all around for other colleges
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘That is nothing short of robbing Peter to pay Paul - a knee-jerk reaction that is totally inappropriate,’ added Mr Jepson.
- "While it has been great for local staff to have the opportunity to move up the ranks, it's been a situation of robbing Peter to pay Paul."
- And the main source of funding, a $1.2 billion cut in vocational education programs, is seen by some on Capitol Hill as robbing Peter to pay Paul.
- They're essentially robbing Peter to pay Paul at a time when they should be hiring as many people as possible.
- They say they want to increase the level of support for people wishing to remain in their own homes, which everyone agrees with, but you shouldn't rob Peter to pay Paul.
- There's simply no point in robbing Peter to pay Paul, because it doesn't achieve anything, as this man discovered at great cost.
- ‘We would have to dip into other programs to keep Energy Harvest going, and I don't want to rob Peter to pay Paul, ‘Rendell says.’
- An anxious headteacher has told how she was having to rob Peter to pay Paul in a bid to try to balance the books at her school.
- He described the move, which involves taking €20m from the third-level capital programme for this year, as robbing Peter to pay Paul.
- It is an example of that adage of politics: ‘Any program that robs Peter to pay Paul will have the enthusiastic support of Paul.’

Origin

Middle English: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; related to the verb reave.

The words rob and robe come from the same ancient root, a word meaning ‘booty’—clothing would have been the kind of property stolen in a raid. To rob Peter to pay Paul is to take something away from one person to pay another. The expression probably refers to the apostles St Peter and St Paul, who in Christian art are often shown together as equals. Although the earliest examples feature robbery, other versions have cropped up over the centuries, such as unclothe Peter to pay Paul and borrow from Peter to pay Paul. The last example probably helped in the additional meaning ‘to pay off one debt only to incur another’. The Scottish and English reavers or reivers, who plundered each other across the border got their name from ‘to reave’, another form of the original word, and those who are bereaved (Old English) have also been robbed of something precious—bereft is the old form of the word. A rover (Middle English) was originally another form of the word, but to rove (Late Middle English) is a different word: it was originally a term in archery meaning ‘shoot at a casual mark of undetermined range’. This may be from dialect rave ‘to stray’, probably of Scandinavian origin.

Rhymes

blob, bob, cob, dob, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, lob, mob, nob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob

Definition of rob in US English:

rob

verbrɑbräb

[with object]

1Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.
抢劫；盗窃…的财物
he tried, with three others, to rob a bank
他试图伙同另外三人抢劫银行。
she was robbed of her handbag
她的手提包被抢走了。
no object he was convicted of assault with intent to rob
他被判犯有意在抢劫的侵犯人身罪。
Example sentencesExamples
- The former Major League Baseball pitcher has been arrested for allegedly robbing a jewelry store in Florida.
- The audience assumes that the bank will now be robbed and that will be it, but the Director has other ideas.
- One night after a match, a thief robs the wrestling box office.
- Our local convenience store is robbed so often the staff seem to expect it.
- If there are three thugs robbing somebody you have to arrest all three to solve it perfectly.
- Being robbed of the £1,000 deposit for a new flat is the last thing Paul Hunt needs at the moment.
- Once she changes into a criminal and starts attacking people in dark alleys and robbing them, she's out of the picture.
- The post office has been robbed twice before, the last time just four weeks ago.
- A teenager was today nursing a suspected broken nose after he was beaten and robbed by a car gang.
- While in Hawaii for a surf contest, Frank and Joe's hotel room is robbed.
- Recently, too, a person was attacked and robbed in daylight on a Dublin street.
- From April to November 2001, the number of people robbed at gunpoint in London rose 53 percent.
- The sheriff had arrested some bandits who robbed a train.
- Police are hunting a man after a woman was robbed at gunpoint in a Bradford subway.
- He was robbed twice of the money donated by those who were moved by his cause.
- On one hand, they did nothing physically wrong - it would be like watching from a street while a guy robs a TV store.
- The trio led police on a high-speed chase today after allegedly robbing a house in Lake Los Angeles.
- When asked why he robbed banks, a noted criminal's famous reply was ‘That's where the money is.’
- Police yesterday launched a massive hunt for a thug who robbed a terrified pub landlady at gunpoint.
- Police are searching for witnesses after a man was robbed at knifepoint in a Swindon park.
Synonyms
steal from
cheat, swindle, defraud, fleece, dispossess
1. 1.1usually be robbedinformal Overcharge (someone) for something.
  〈非正式〉敲诈，向…漫天要价，敲…竹杠
  Bob thinks my suit cost $100, and even then he thinks I was robbed
  鲍勃认为我的衣服花了70英镑，即使这样他还是认为我被敲诈了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The works are being done but they (insurance companies) are just robbing us blind, " she said.
  The airline robbed me blind again, of which more in another post.
  Synonyms
  overcharge, charge too much
2. 1.2dialect, informal Steal.
  〈非正式或方〉盗窃
  he accused her of robbing the cream out of his chocolate eclair
  他控告她偷他巧克力泡夫上的奶油。
  Synonyms
  burgle, steal from, hold up, break into
  purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
  steal, purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
3. 1.3 Deprive (someone or something) of something needed, deserved, or significant.
  剥夺；使丧失
  poor health has robbed her of a normal social life
  身体不好使她无法参与正常的社交活动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A glut of injuries, all at the one time, robbed us of most of our key players.
  The injuries also robbed him of his rhythm during the season.
  The generals felt they were about to be robbed of their victory and, worse, their honor.
  Overjoyed members of Ward's family said he had been robbed of six years of his life after the short hearing concluded.
  I would be heartbroken if I were to win an Oscar and yet be robbed of this moment.
  They lost their jobs, were robbed of all dignity, and yet still soldiered on to achieve great things that were often ignored by history books because of their lifestyle.
  You believe in all these good things, and eventually the world robs you of that.
  ‘Malaria is robbing Africa of its people and potential,’ said Gates.
  An administrative error has been blamed for robbing Bradford of the title of Britain's curry capital - to the fury of its restaurateurs.
  A grassroots vote-buying culture has also robbed the people of their right to elect the wise and the able.
  Such a ruling could effectively rob Congress of its oversight powers for a very long time.
  The foot and mouth crisis, robbing Ireland of farm and tourism revenue, is also to blame.
  This detracts from the impressions of true giants, robbing them of the respect they deserve.
  Average life expectancy has sunk dramatically and young people have been robbed of any chance to find a reasonable job.
  Today the elderly are often ignored, while the young are robbed of a carefree childhood.
  The death of Alfred Schnittke in 1998 robbed the world of one of its most distinctive symphonists.
  In a very real way, these plaintiffs were robbed of their childhood.
  Fat makes the digestive system work harder than other foods do, thereby robbing the body of much-needed energy.
  The trust fears that, if the missing track is not replaced, the tram society will withdraw - taking their trams with them and robbing Heaton Park of a popular attraction.
  However big the reparation they receive, it will never replace what they have been robbed of.
  Synonyms
  deprive, strip, divest

Phrases

rob Peter to pay Paul

Take something away from one person to pay another, leaving the former at a disadvantage; discharge one debt only to incur another.
借钱还债；剜肉补疮；拆东墙补西墙
Example sentencesExamples
- He described the move, which involves taking €20m from the third-level capital programme for this year, as robbing Peter to pay Paul.
- There's simply no point in robbing Peter to pay Paul, because it doesn't achieve anything, as this man discovered at great cost.
- "While it has been great for local staff to have the opportunity to move up the ranks, it's been a situation of robbing Peter to pay Paul."
- And the main source of funding, a $1.2 billion cut in vocational education programs, is seen by some on Capitol Hill as robbing Peter to pay Paul.
- They say they want to increase the level of support for people wishing to remain in their own homes, which everyone agrees with, but you shouldn't rob Peter to pay Paul.
- An anxious headteacher has told how she was having to rob Peter to pay Paul in a bid to try to balance the books at her school.
- They're essentially robbing Peter to pay Paul at a time when they should be hiring as many people as possible.
- ‘We would have to dip into other programs to keep Energy Harvest going, and I don't want to rob Peter to pay Paul, ‘Rendell says.’
- It is an example of that adage of politics: ‘Any program that robs Peter to pay Paul will have the enthusiastic support of Paul.’
- ‘That is nothing short of robbing Peter to pay Paul - a knee-jerk reaction that is totally inappropriate,’ added Mr Jepson.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; related to the verb reave.

单词	rob
释义	Definition of rob in English: rob verbrobbed, robs, robbing rɒbrɑb [with object] 1Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force. 抢劫；盗窃…的财物 he tried, with three others, to rob a bank 他试图伙同另外三人抢劫银行。 she was robbed of her handbag 她的手提包被抢走了。 Example sentencesExamples While in Hawaii for a surf contest, Frank and Joe's hotel room is robbed. Police yesterday launched a massive hunt for a thug who robbed a terrified pub landlady at gunpoint. The former Major League Baseball pitcher has been arrested for allegedly robbing a jewelry store in Florida. He was robbed twice of the money donated by those who were moved by his cause. The audience assumes that the bank will now be robbed and that will be it, but the Director has other ideas. On one hand, they did nothing physically wrong - it would be like watching from a street while a guy robs a TV store. Police are searching for witnesses after a man was robbed at knifepoint in a Swindon park. Our local convenience store is robbed so often the staff seem to expect it. When asked why he robbed banks, a noted criminal's famous reply was ‘That's where the money is.’ Police are hunting a man after a woman was robbed at gunpoint in a Bradford subway. The trio led police on a high-speed chase today after allegedly robbing a house in Lake Los Angeles. A teenager was today nursing a suspected broken nose after he was beaten and robbed by a car gang. Being robbed of the £1,000 deposit for a new flat is the last thing Paul Hunt needs at the moment. From April to November 2001, the number of people robbed at gunpoint in London rose 53 percent. Once she changes into a criminal and starts attacking people in dark alleys and robbing them, she's out of the picture. Recently, too, a person was attacked and robbed in daylight on a Dublin street. One night after a match, a thief robs the wrestling box office. The sheriff had arrested some bandits who robbed a train. The post office has been robbed twice before, the last time just four weeks ago. If there are three thugs robbing somebody you have to arrest all three to solve it perfectly. Synonyms steal from informal mug, jump, roll North American informal clip cheat, swindle, defraud, fleece, dispossess informal bilk, do out of, con out of, rook out of, skin, steal someone blind North American informal stiff rare mulct 1.1informal Overcharge (someone) for something. 〈非正式〉敲诈，向…漫天要价，敲…竹杠 Bob thinks my suit cost £70, and even then he thinks I was robbed 鲍勃认为我的衣服花了70英镑，即使这样他还是认为我被敲诈了。 Example sentencesExamples The airline robbed me blind again, of which more in another post. The works are being done but they (insurance companies) are just robbing us blind, " she said. Synonyms overcharge, charge too much informal rip off, screw, sting, do, diddle North American informal gouge British informal, dated rush 1.2dialect, informal Steal. 〈非正式或方〉盗窃 someone had robbed my jacket Synonyms burgle, steal from, hold up, break into raid, loot, ransack, plunder, pillage, sack North American burglarize informal do, turn over, steam, knock off, stick up archaic spoil, reave 1.3rob someone of Deprive someone of (something needed or deserved) 剥夺；使丧失 poor health has robbed her of a normal social life 身体不好使她无法参与正常的社交活动。 Example sentencesExamples However big the reparation they receive, it will never replace what they have been robbed of. Such a ruling could effectively rob Congress of its oversight powers for a very long time. They lost their jobs, were robbed of all dignity, and yet still soldiered on to achieve great things that were often ignored by history books because of their lifestyle. The death of Alfred Schnittke in 1998 robbed the world of one of its most distinctive symphonists. The generals felt they were about to be robbed of their victory and, worse, their honor. The trust fears that, if the missing track is not replaced, the tram society will withdraw - taking their trams with them and robbing Heaton Park of a popular attraction. This detracts from the impressions of true giants, robbing them of the respect they deserve. Fat makes the digestive system work harder than other foods do, thereby robbing the body of much-needed energy. The foot and mouth crisis, robbing Ireland of farm and tourism revenue, is also to blame. A grassroots vote-buying culture has also robbed the people of their right to elect the wise and the able. You believe in all these good things, and eventually the world robs you of that. Overjoyed members of Ward's family said he had been robbed of six years of his life after the short hearing concluded. An administrative error has been blamed for robbing Bradford of the title of Britain's curry capital - to the fury of its restaurateurs. In a very real way, these plaintiffs were robbed of their childhood. Average life expectancy has sunk dramatically and young people have been robbed of any chance to find a reasonable job. I would be heartbroken if I were to win an Oscar and yet be robbed of this moment. The injuries also robbed him of his rhythm during the season. Today the elderly are often ignored, while the young are robbed of a carefree childhood. ‘Malaria is robbing Africa of its people and potential,’ said Gates. A glut of injuries, all at the one time, robbed us of most of our key players. Synonyms deprive, strip, divest deny 1.4Soccer Deprive (an opposing player) of the ball. 〔英足〕夺（对手）的球 Hughes robbed Vonk yards inside the City half 休斯在城队前卫几码距离之内夺了冯克的球。 Example sentencesExamples Robson had robbed David Lilley of the ball and just managed to fend off the Kilmarnock defenders. There were early flashes, Figo robbed Iulian Filipesco of the ball in the fifth minute to supply Numo Gomes with a shot that darted past the left post. Brentford's other goals came from Stephen Hunt and Ben May, who robbed Tabb of a possible hat-trick by converting his on-target shot. Great tenacity from Grant which saw him rob Devenney of the ball set up a point for Mickey Linden and Down kept their noses in front. After robbing John Hughes of possession his drive was parried by the Falkirk goalkeeper, and Tunbridge could only lob the rebound over the bar. Phrases rob Peter to pay Paul Take something away from one person to pay another; discharge one debt only to incur another. 借钱还债；剜肉补疮；拆东墙补西墙 mainstream funding for the college was a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, reducing the budget all around for other colleges Example sentencesExamples ‘That is nothing short of robbing Peter to pay Paul - a knee-jerk reaction that is totally inappropriate,’ added Mr Jepson. "While it has been great for local staff to have the opportunity to move up the ranks, it's been a situation of robbing Peter to pay Paul." And the main source of funding, a $1.2 billion cut in vocational education programs, is seen by some on Capitol Hill as robbing Peter to pay Paul. They're essentially robbing Peter to pay Paul at a time when they should be hiring as many people as possible. They say they want to increase the level of support for people wishing to remain in their own homes, which everyone agrees with, but you shouldn't rob Peter to pay Paul. There's simply no point in robbing Peter to pay Paul, because it doesn't achieve anything, as this man discovered at great cost. ‘We would have to dip into other programs to keep Energy Harvest going, and I don't want to rob Peter to pay Paul, ‘Rendell says.’ An anxious headteacher has told how she was having to rob Peter to pay Paul in a bid to try to balance the books at her school. He described the move, which involves taking €20m from the third-level capital programme for this year, as robbing Peter to pay Paul. It is an example of that adage of politics: ‘Any program that robs Peter to pay Paul will have the enthusiastic support of Paul.’ Origin Middle English: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; related to the verb reave. The words rob and robe come from the same ancient root, a word meaning ‘booty’—clothing would have been the kind of property stolen in a raid. To rob Peter to pay Paul is to take something away from one person to pay another. The expression probably refers to the apostles St Peter and St Paul, who in Christian art are often shown together as equals. Although the earliest examples feature robbery, other versions have cropped up over the centuries, such as unclothe Peter to pay Paul and borrow from Peter to pay Paul. The last example probably helped in the additional meaning ‘to pay off one debt only to incur another’. The Scottish and English reavers or reivers, who plundered each other across the border got their name from ‘to reave’, another form of the original word, and those who are bereaved (Old English) have also been robbed of something precious—bereft is the old form of the word. A rover (Middle English) was originally another form of the word, but to rove (Late Middle English) is a different word: it was originally a term in archery meaning ‘shoot at a casual mark of undetermined range’. This may be from dialect rave ‘to stray’, probably of Scandinavian origin. Rhymes blob, bob, cob, dob, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, lob, mob, nob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob verb.1 phr. Definition of rob in US English: rob verbrɑbräb [with object] 1Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force. 抢劫；盗窃…的财物 he tried, with three others, to rob a bank 他试图伙同另外三人抢劫银行。 she was robbed of her handbag 她的手提包被抢走了。 no object he was convicted of assault with intent to rob 他被判犯有意在抢劫的侵犯人身罪。 Example sentencesExamples The former Major League Baseball pitcher has been arrested for allegedly robbing a jewelry store in Florida. The audience assumes that the bank will now be robbed and that will be it, but the Director has other ideas. One night after a match, a thief robs the wrestling box office. Our local convenience store is robbed so often the staff seem to expect it. If there are three thugs robbing somebody you have to arrest all three to solve it perfectly. Being robbed of the £1,000 deposit for a new flat is the last thing Paul Hunt needs at the moment. Once she changes into a criminal and starts attacking people in dark alleys and robbing them, she's out of the picture. The post office has been robbed twice before, the last time just four weeks ago. A teenager was today nursing a suspected broken nose after he was beaten and robbed by a car gang. While in Hawaii for a surf contest, Frank and Joe's hotel room is robbed. Recently, too, a person was attacked and robbed in daylight on a Dublin street. From April to November 2001, the number of people robbed at gunpoint in London rose 53 percent. The sheriff had arrested some bandits who robbed a train. Police are hunting a man after a woman was robbed at gunpoint in a Bradford subway. He was robbed twice of the money donated by those who were moved by his cause. On one hand, they did nothing physically wrong - it would be like watching from a street while a guy robs a TV store. The trio led police on a high-speed chase today after allegedly robbing a house in Lake Los Angeles. When asked why he robbed banks, a noted criminal's famous reply was ‘That's where the money is.’ Police yesterday launched a massive hunt for a thug who robbed a terrified pub landlady at gunpoint. Police are searching for witnesses after a man was robbed at knifepoint in a Swindon park. Synonyms steal from cheat, swindle, defraud, fleece, dispossess 1.1usually be robbedinformal Overcharge (someone) for something. 〈非正式〉敲诈，向…漫天要价，敲…竹杠 Bob thinks my suit cost $100, and even then he thinks I was robbed 鲍勃认为我的衣服花了70英镑，即使这样他还是认为我被敲诈了。 Example sentencesExamples The works are being done but they (insurance companies) are just robbing us blind, " she said. The airline robbed me blind again, of which more in another post. Synonyms overcharge, charge too much 1.2dialect, informal Steal. 〈非正式或方〉盗窃 he accused her of robbing the cream out of his chocolate eclair 他控告她偷他巧克力泡夫上的奶油。 Synonyms burgle, steal from, hold up, break into purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift steal, purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift 1.3 Deprive (someone or something) of something needed, deserved, or significant. 剥夺；使丧失 poor health has robbed her of a normal social life 身体不好使她无法参与正常的社交活动。 Example sentencesExamples A glut of injuries, all at the one time, robbed us of most of our key players. The injuries also robbed him of his rhythm during the season. The generals felt they were about to be robbed of their victory and, worse, their honor. Overjoyed members of Ward's family said he had been robbed of six years of his life after the short hearing concluded. I would be heartbroken if I were to win an Oscar and yet be robbed of this moment. They lost their jobs, were robbed of all dignity, and yet still soldiered on to achieve great things that were often ignored by history books because of their lifestyle. You believe in all these good things, and eventually the world robs you of that. ‘Malaria is robbing Africa of its people and potential,’ said Gates. An administrative error has been blamed for robbing Bradford of the title of Britain's curry capital - to the fury of its restaurateurs. A grassroots vote-buying culture has also robbed the people of their right to elect the wise and the able. Such a ruling could effectively rob Congress of its oversight powers for a very long time. The foot and mouth crisis, robbing Ireland of farm and tourism revenue, is also to blame. This detracts from the impressions of true giants, robbing them of the respect they deserve. Average life expectancy has sunk dramatically and young people have been robbed of any chance to find a reasonable job. Today the elderly are often ignored, while the young are robbed of a carefree childhood. The death of Alfred Schnittke in 1998 robbed the world of one of its most distinctive symphonists. In a very real way, these plaintiffs were robbed of their childhood. Fat makes the digestive system work harder than other foods do, thereby robbing the body of much-needed energy. The trust fears that, if the missing track is not replaced, the tram society will withdraw - taking their trams with them and robbing Heaton Park of a popular attraction. However big the reparation they receive, it will never replace what they have been robbed of. Synonyms deprive, strip, divest Phrases rob Peter to pay Paul Take something away from one person to pay another, leaving the former at a disadvantage; discharge one debt only to incur another. 借钱还债；剜肉补疮；拆东墙补西墙 Example sentencesExamples He described the move, which involves taking €20m from the third-level capital programme for this year, as robbing Peter to pay Paul. There's simply no point in robbing Peter to pay Paul, because it doesn't achieve anything, as this man discovered at great cost. "While it has been great for local staff to have the opportunity to move up the ranks, it's been a situation of robbing Peter to pay Paul." And the main source of funding, a $1.2 billion cut in vocational education programs, is seen by some on Capitol Hill as robbing Peter to pay Paul. They say they want to increase the level of support for people wishing to remain in their own homes, which everyone agrees with, but you shouldn't rob Peter to pay Paul. An anxious headteacher has told how she was having to rob Peter to pay Paul in a bid to try to balance the books at her school. They're essentially robbing Peter to pay Paul at a time when they should be hiring as many people as possible. ‘We would have to dip into other programs to keep Energy Harvest going, and I don't want to rob Peter to pay Paul, ‘Rendell says.’ It is an example of that adage of politics: ‘Any program that robs Peter to pay Paul will have the enthusiastic support of Paul.’ ‘That is nothing short of robbing Peter to pay Paul - a knee-jerk reaction that is totally inappropriate,’ added Mr Jepson. Origin Middle English: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; related to the verb reave. verb.1 phr.
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