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。
偷窃；行窃
偷；做贼
To commit theft.
一般现在时
He thieves from the rich to feed his family.
他偷富人的东西来养家。
一般过去时
They thieved from the store last night.
他们昨晚偷了那家商店。
现在进行时
She is thieving again, despite being caught before.
她又在偷东西了，尽管之前被抓过。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The stray cats thieve from the market stalls at night.
流浪猫夜间在市场摊位上偷窃。
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.
他一直从办公室用品柜里偷东西，直到经理发现。
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.
她以前从未偷窃过，所以第一次犯罪让她很害怕。
用法提示：过去完成时 thieved，表示过去的偷窃行为。
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。
grammar · medium
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'。
grammar · medium
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'。
steal是更通用的“偷”的动词，而thieve较为书面或古旧，且多用于正式文体。
thief是名词，指偷东西的人；thieve是动词，表示偷窃行为。
theft是名词，指偷窃的行为或罪行；thieve是动词，表示进行偷窃。
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