a burglar breaks into [place]
break into 表示闯入某地。
A burglar broke into the house.
一名入室窃贼闯入了房子。
入室窃贼
burglars — plural of burglar
窃贼；[法] 夜盗；窃贼；盗窃者
A person who breaks into a building, especially to steal.
A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing a crime, usually theft.
The burglar escaped through the window before the police arrived.
警察到达之前，那个窃贼从窗户逃跑了。
用法提示：例句中"burglar"作主语，指一名入室盗窃者。
Our neighbor's house was broken into by a burglar last night.
昨晚我们邻居的房子被一个窃贼破门而入。
用法提示：例句中"burglar"用于被动结构，强调实施盗窃的人。
Burglars often target homes that appear unoccupied during the day.
窃贼经常瞄准白天看似无人的住宅。
用法提示：例句中"burglars"为复数形式，泛指这类罪犯。
break into 表示闯入某地。
A burglar broke into the house.
一名入室窃贼闯入了房子。
target 在这里作动词，意思是以……为目标。
Burglars often target unoccupied homes.
入室窃贼常常瞄准无人居住的房屋。
被动语态常用于描述窃贼被抓获。
The burglar was arrested by the police.
那个入室窃贼被警察逮捕了。
泛指偷窃者，不特指入室。替换时需明确入室语境。
与burglar几乎同义，但更强调破门而入。
特指擅长攀爬的窃贼，非普通入室。
强调悄悄偷窃，不一定入室，与burglar有差别。
grammar · medium
易错句子Someone burglar my house last night.
正确表达Someone burgled my house last night.
Burglar是名词，指‘入室窃贼’，不能用作动词。正确的动词形式是burgle或burglarize。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was charged with burglar.
正确表达He was charged with burglary.
Burglar是作案的人，而burglary是偷窃行为（入室盗窃罪）。汉语中同样用‘盗窃’表示行为，但英语区分人和罪行。
防盗报警器
The loud burglar alarm scared away the thief.
响亮的防盗报警器吓跑了小偷。
窃贼闯入
A burglar broke in through the back window last night.
昨晚一名窃贼从后窗闯入。
窃贼偷走了
The burglar stole all the jewelry from the safe.
窃贼偷走了保险柜里所有的珠宝。
窃贼进入
The burglar entered the house while the family was asleep.
窃贼趁家人熟睡时进入了房子。
窃贼逃离
The burglar fled when he heard the police sirens.
窃贼听到警笛声后逃离了。
抓住窃贼
The police caught the burglar hiding in the garage.
警察抓住了藏在车库里的窃贼。
burgl- (偷窃) + -ar (…的人)
我家有窃贼！
Kevin says this when he calls the police in the movie Home Alone.
凯文在电影《小鬼当家》中报警时说的话。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.