rob

rob, steal, plunder, deprive

动词 rob:

1. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
   同义词：overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, hook

1. Not only do they rob you, they smash everything too.
   他们不仅抢夺你的财物，还要把每样东西都捣毁。
2. Do not rob Peter to pay Paul.
   [谚]不要挖肉补疮。
3. The silly ending robs the plot of any credibility.
   这愚蠢的结尾使得整个情节变得一点都不可信。
4. They knocked him down and robbed him of his briefcase.
   他们把他打倒在地，抢走了他的公文包。

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）