steal
verb/stiːl/
/stiːl/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they steal | /stiːl/ /stiːl/ |
| he / she / it steals | /stiːlz/ /stiːlz/ |
| past simple stole | /stəʊl/ /stəʊl/ |
| past participle stolen | /ˈstəʊlən/ /ˈstəʊlən/ |
| -ing form stealing | /ˈstiːlɪŋ/ /ˈstiːlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to take something from a person, shop, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it
偷；窃取 - I'll report you to the police if I catch you stealing again.
如果我再抓到你偷东西我就报警。 - steal from somebody/something We found out he'd been stealing from us for years.
我们发现他偷我们东西已经好多年了。 - steal something My wallet was stolen.
我的钱包给人偷了。 - I had my wallet stolen.
我的钱包给人偷了。 - Thieves stole jewellery worth over £10 000.
窃贼偷走了价值 1 万多英镑的珠宝。 - steal something from somebody/something He stole a car from the parking lot of a mall.
他在商场的停车场偷了辆车。 - It's a crime to handle stolen goods.
经销赃物是犯法的。 - He was charged with possession of stolen property.
他被指控持有被盗财产。 - (figurative) to steal somebody’s ideas
剽窃某人的观点 - (figurative) They accused the president of stealing the election (= winning it by cheating).
他们指控总统营私舞弊才得以当选。
Homophones steal | steelsteal steel/stiːl//stiːl/- steal verb
- Lock your bike up so that nobody can steal it.
把你的自行车锁起来，这样就没有人可以偷了。
- Lock your bike up so that nobody can steal it.
- steel noun
- The best kitchen knives are made from stainless steel.
最好的菜刀是由不锈钢制成的。
- The best kitchen knives are made from stainless steel.
- steel verb
- They had to steel themselves to watch their cherished work being destroyed.
他们必须坚强地看着自己珍爱的作品被毁。
- They had to steel themselves to watch their cherished work being destroyed.
Collocations CrimeCrimeCommitting a crimeTopics Crime and punishmenta2- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
- be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/human trafficking
- engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
- steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
- rob a bank/a person/a tourist
- break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
- hijack a plane/ship/bus
- smuggle drugs/weapons/arms
- traffic people/wildlife/narcotics/cocaine
- launder drug money (through something)
- forge documents/certificates/passports
- take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
- run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
- prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
- deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
- reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
- foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
- help/support/protect the victims of crime
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
- witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
- investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
- conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
- investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
- examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
- collect/gather forensic evidence
- uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
- describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
- question/interrogate a suspect/witness
- solve/crack the case
- I'll report you to the police if I catch you stealing again.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move secretly and quietly so that other people do not notice you
偷偷地（或悄悄地）移动 - She stole out of the room so as not to wake the baby.
她生怕惊醒婴儿，蹑手蹑脚地从房间里出来。 - (figurative) A chill stole over her body.
她突然感到浑身发冷。
- She stole out of the room so as not to wake the baby.
- [transitive] steal something (in baseball) to run to the next base before another player from your team hits the ball, so that you are closer to scoring
偷（垒） - He tried to steal second base but was out.
他试图盗二垒但被杀出局。
- He tried to steal second base but was out.
Word OriginOld English stelan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelen and German stehlen.
Idioms
steal a glance/look (at somebody/something)
- to look at somebody/something quickly so that nobody sees you doing it
偷偷看…一眼
steal somebody’s heart
- (literary) to make somebody fall in love with you
博得某人的欢心
steal a kiss (from somebody)
- (literary) to kiss somebody suddenly or secretly
突然吻一下；偷吻
steal a march (on somebody)
- [no passive] to gain an advantage over somebody by doing something before them
抢先（某人）一步；抢得先机 - The company is looking at ways to steal a march on its European competitors.
该公司正在寻找抢先欧洲竞争对手的方法。
- The company is looking at ways to steal a march on its European competitors.
steal the show
- [no passive] to attract more attention and praise than other people in a particular situation
吸引更多的注意；抢风头 - As always, the children stole the show.
和往常一样，最引人注意的是孩子们。 - British bands stole the show at this year’s awards.
英国乐队在今年的颁奖典礼上大出风头。
- As always, the children stole the show.
steal somebody’s thunder
- to get the attention, success, etc. that somebody else was expecting, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do
抢了某人的风头（或功劳等）；抢先讲（或做）