喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/ˈbɜːrɡlər/ · /ˈbɜːɡlə/竊賊

    Someone who goes into a house, a shop, or another building without being allowed to, in order to steal things.

    示範例句 · Example

    The police think the burglar got in through an open kitchen window.

    逐字警察認為那個竊賊是從一扇打開的廚房窗戶進來的。

    英文的「小偷」分很多種，burglar 特別指「進到建築物裡面偷東西的人」——重點在「進去」，不在偷什麼。thief 是最廣的小偷，robber 是當著人面搶，burglar 通常挑家裡沒人的時候進去，所以中文常說「闖空門的竊賊」。burglar 這個字可以想成從拉丁文 burgus（一個用牆圍起來保護的地方）長出來的，所以它的畫面一直是「本來要保護房子的門窗，被人從外面進來了」，也難怪跟它最常一起出現的字是 burglar alarm（防盜警報器）。

    常見搭配

    • a burglar alarm

      防盜警報器

      a machine that makes a loud noise if someone gets into a building

      Neighbours heard the burglar alarm and called the police.

    • catch a burglar

      抓到竊賊

      to find and stop a burglar

      A camera above the door helped the police catch the burglar.

    • a burglar breaks into somewhere

      竊賊闖入某個地方

      a burglar gets into a building by force

      A burglar broke into the empty office and took a laptop.

    • keep burglars out

      把竊賊擋在外面

      to stop burglars from getting into a building

      Good locks and bright lights keep burglars out.

    • a cat burglar

      飛賊（爬牆進屋的竊賊）

      a burglar who climbs up walls and pipes to get into buildings

      In the film, a cat burglar climbs up the wall like a cat.

    • a suspected burglar

      竊盜嫌疑人

      someone the police think may be a burglar, but nobody knows yet

      A suspected burglar was stopped and questioned near the school.

    意思相近

    thiefhousebreakerintrudercat burglar

core核心畫面

Think of someone getting inside a building they have no right to enter — through a window left open, a forced back door — while nobody is there, in order to take things away.

一個人從沒鎖好的窗戶或被撬開的後門「進到建築物裡面」，趁沒人的時候把東西拿走。這個字的重點在「闖入」這個動作——不是在街上搶你，也不是趁你不注意順走你的皮夾，而是進入一個本來不該他進的空間。所以英文才會有 burglar alarm（防盜警報器）這種裝在門窗上的東西：要防的正是「進來」這一步。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

複數 burglars

意思相近

thiefhousebreakerintrudercat burglar

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

burglarnoun/ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/

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    A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing a crime, usually theft.

    • The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.
    • In the village itself his lionheartedness had been a legend ever since he had brained a burglar with a number seven iron, and the jury in Guildford had, despite the clear direction of the judge, resolutely declined to convict him for the use of unnecessary force.

burglarverb/ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/

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    To commit burglary.

    • The latter, with another constable, remained to watch the burglared premises both back and front, […]

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