burgle
/ˈbɜːgl/verb
with obj.(常作be burgled)
- enter (a building) illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft入室盗窃, 破门行窃：
our house in London has been burgled.
我们在伦敦的住所被小偷撬窃。
词源
late 19th cent.: originally a humorous and colloquial back-formation from burglar.