burglar

robber, thief, burglar, bandit, gangster, pirate

名词 burglar:

1. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

1. When the burglar heard their car he hopped it out of the window.
   那窃贼听到他们汽车的声音就从窗口逃走了。
2. The guard loosed the dogs when the burglar alarm went off.
   防盗警报器一响，警卫就放出了警犬。
3. The burglar was taken to the local nick.
   窃贼已带到警察分局。
4. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off.
   防盗警报器一响，盗贼立刻逃走了。
5. The burglar was caught with the stolen goods still on him.
   窃贼被捕时人赃并获。
6. He chased (after) the burglar but couldn't catch him.
   他追赶窃贼却未捉住。
7. The burglar was sentenced to death.
   那个窃贼被判死刑。
8. The burglar got into the house through the bedroom window.
   窃贼是从卧室的窗户潜入这所房子的。

bur.glar

n.（名词）
One who commits burglary.
窃贼，夜盗：进行夜间盗窃行为的人

来源：
Anglo-Norman burgler alteration of burgesur probably from Old French burg [borough]
英法语 burgler burgesur的变化 可能源自 古法语 burg [自治城市]
Medieval Latin burgul3tor alteration of burg3tor from Medieval Latin burg3re [to commit burglary in] from Late Latin burgus [fortified town]
中世纪拉丁语 burgul3tor burg3tor的变化 源自 中世纪拉丁语 burg3re [在…进行夜盗] 源自 后期拉丁语 burgus [城堡]
[both of Germanic origin] * see bhergh- 2
[都来源于日耳曼语] *参见 bhergh- 2