rob
v.(动词)
robbed,rob.bing,robs
v.tr.(及物动词)
Law To take property from (a person or persons) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.
【法律】 抢,掠夺:通过使用或威胁使用暴力或武力非法夺取(他人)财产的行动;盗窃
To take valuable or desired articles unlawfully from:
非法抢劫贵重物品或想要得到的东西:
例句:
rob a bank.
抢银行
To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone):
非法剥夺属于(某人)、(某人)想得到或(某人)合法应有的东西:
例句:
robbed her of her professional standing.
剥夺她的职业地位
To deprive of something injuriously:
损害性地使丧失某物:
例句:
a parasite that robs a tree of its sap.
吃树木树液的寄生虫
To take as booty; steal.
把…作为赃物;偷窃
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To engage in or commit robbery.
行劫:进行盗窃或犯盗窃罪
<习惯用语>rob (someone or something) blind
To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way:
用异乎寻常的欺骗手段或彻头彻尾地抢劫:
例句:
robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion.
当被雇佣作同伴时向这对老盲人夫妻进行抢劫
rob the cradle【非正式用语】
To have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone significantly younger than oneself.
与比自己年轻得多的人发生风流韵事或性关系
来源:
Middle English robben
中古英语 robben
from Old French rober
源自 古法语 rober
[of Germanic origin] * see reup-
[源于日耳曼语] *参见 reup-
【引伸】
rob.ber
n.(名词)