Word · Frequency #40567
thieve
偷窃；行窃
核心释义
To commit theft.
- 1.
To commit theft.
偷；行窃；做贼
用法In use
The stray cats thieve from the market stalls at night.
用法提示：动词第三人称单数形式 thieves，表示‘偷窃’。
He was thieving from the office supply cabinet until the manager noticed.
用法提示：过去进行时 thieving，表示当时正在偷窃。
She had never thieved before, so the first crime terrified her.
用法提示：过去完成时 thieved，表示过去的偷窃行为。
thieve sth
thieve是及物动词，直接接偷窃的物品。
He thieved the jewels from the safe.
他从保险柜偷走了珠宝。
thieve from sb/sth
thieve from表示从某人或某处偷窃。
She was caught thieving from her employer.
她因从雇主那里偷窃被抓住。
thieve (without object)
thieve也可用作不及物动词，泛指偷窃行为。
The child was thieving again.
那个孩子又在偷东西了。
Verb forms
base thieve · third person thieves · -ing thieving · past thieved · past participle thieved
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子He is a thieve.正确表达He is a thief.
在英语中，'thieve' 是动词，意为'偷窃'；名词形式是 'thief'（小偷）。因此，'He is a thieve' 是错误的，应使用名词 'thief'。
易错句子He committed a thieve.正确表达He committed a theft.
'thieve' 是动词，不能用作名词表示'偷窃行为'。表示'偷窃行为'的名词是 'theft'。
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