thieving + noun
thieving 作定语修饰人,意为‘惯于偷窃的’。
The police caught the thieving man.
警察抓住了那个惯偷的男人。
偷窃的;有偷窃习惯的
偷窃的;有偷窃倾向的。;倾向于偷窃
that steals; inclined to steal; given to thievery
偷窃的;有偷窃倾向的。
That thieves; that steals; inclined to steal
倾向于偷窃
given to thievery
The thieving employee was caught taking money from the cash register.
那个偷东西的员工在从收银机里拿钱时被抓住了。
用法提示:thieving 是形容词,修饰 employee,表示‘偷东西的’。
We installed cameras to keep thieving visitors out of the orchard.
我们安装了摄像头,不让爱偷东西的访客进入果园。
用法提示:thieving 作定语,说明 visitors 有偷窃的习惯。
The old woman scolded the thieving children who had taken her apples.
老妇人责骂了那些偷了她苹果的孩子们。
用法提示:thieving 是形容词,表示‘偷窃的’,修饰 children。
thieving 作定语修饰人,意为‘惯于偷窃的’。
The police caught the thieving man.
警察抓住了那个惯偷的男人。
thieving 可修饰身体部位,暗示偷窃行为。
She had thieving hands.
她有一双偷窃的手。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a thieving.
正确表达He is a thief.
‘thieving’ 是形容词,不能用作名词表示‘小偷’。应使用名词 ‘thief’。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is thieving.
正确表达He is stealing.
‘thieving’ 是形容词,意为‘惯于偷窃的’,不能用作动词表示‘正在偷窃’。应使用动词 ‘steal’ 的现在分词 ‘stealing’。
thieving是形容词,thief是名词;误用会导致词性错误,如将“a thieving person”说成“a thief person”
thieving强调一贯的习性,stealing侧重具体动作;如“thieving behavior”指惯偷行为,而“stealing behavior”通常指一次偷窃
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