Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #5202
rob
抢劫；抢夺
to take something from someone or somewhere by force or without permission
宾语常为人或地点；表示“从某人或某处夺走某物”可用 rob somebody/something of something。
- 1.
To steal from, especially using force or violence.
抢劫,尤指用武力或暴力。
- 2.
To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
不公平或有害地剥夺或扣留；诈骗。
- 3.
To deprive (of).
剥夺。
- 4.
To commit robbery.
实施抢劫。
- 5.
To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
从(对方)手中夺取球、冰球等。
抢劫,尤指用武力或暴力。；不公平或有害地剥夺或扣留；诈骗。；剥夺。；实施抢劫。；从(对方)手中夺取球、冰球等。
In use
A man tried to rob a bank downtown yesterday.
The thieves robbed the old couple of all their savings.
She was robbed on her way home last night.
rob + sb/sth
The thief robbed the bank.
小偷抢劫了银行。
rob sb of sth
表示抢走某人某物，或剥夺权利等抽象事物。
They robbed him of his wallet.
他们抢走了他的钱包。
rob + place
rob可直接接地点名词，表示抢劫该处。
The gang robbed a jewelry store last night.
那伙人昨晚抢劫了一家珠宝店。
Connections
Collocations
- rob a bank
- 抢劫银行
- Three men tried to rob a bank in the city center.三名男子试图抢劫市中心的一家银行。
- rob someone of something
- 抢劫某人的某物
- The thief robbed her of her purse.小偷抢走了她的手提包。
- rob a store
- 抢劫商店
- He was arrested for robbing a convenience store.他因抢劫一家便利店被捕。
- robbed at gunpoint
- 在枪口下被抢劫
- The owner was robbed at gunpoint last night.店主昨晚在枪口下被抢劫。
- rob a house
- 入室抢劫
- They planned to rob the house while the owners were away.他们计划在主人外出时入室抢劫。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想强盗(robber)一词，记住rob就是动词抢劫。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：bank robbery、street mugging、home invasion 该义项为中性，常用于描述暴力或威胁夺取财物的犯罪场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'rob' (/rɑb/) — they share the same vowel sound as in 'hot'. Note that 'robe' (/roʊb/) looks similar but has a long o sound, so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.