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Rob Robbed Money Steal Person Verb Pay N

The verb "rob" means to steal money or property from a person or place, often using violence. It can also mean to take away something deserved or needed. Distinguishing from "steal," "rob" typically involves taking from a person or location, whereas "steal" refers to the object taken.

The verb "rob" means to steal money or property from a person or place, often using violence. It can also mean to take away something deserved or needed. Distinguishing from "steal," "rob" typically involves taking from a person or location, whereas "steal" refers to the object taken.

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/rɒ̱b/
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[VERB 动词]抢劫;抢夺;打劫 If someone is robbed, they have money or property stolen from them.
  [be V-ed of n]
  [V n]
  [Also V]
  • Mrs Yacoub was robbed of her £3,000 designer watch at her West London home...

    雅各布夫人那块价值3,000英镑的名牌手表在西伦敦的家中被人抢走了。

  • Police said Stefanovski had robbed a man just hours earlier.

    警察说斯泰凡诺夫斯基就在几个小时前抢劫了一名男子。

2
[VERB 动词]夺走;剥夺 If someone is robbed of something that they deserve, have, or need, it is taken away from them.
  [be V-ed of n]
  [V n of n]
  • When Miles Davis died, jazz was robbed of its most distinctive voice...

    随着迈尔斯·戴维斯的去世,爵士乐界失去了其最与众不同的声音。

  • I can't forgive Lewis for robbing me of an Olympic gold.

    我不能原谅刘易斯夺走了我一块奥运会金牌。

Usage Note :

Do not confuse rob and steal. If someone robs someone or a place, they take something, often violently, from that person or place without asking and without intending to give it back. They planned to rob an old widow... They joined forces to rob a factory. You can also say that someone robs you of something when referring to what has been taken. The two men were robbed of more than £700. If someone steals something, for example, money or a car, they take it without asking and without intending to give it back. My car was stolen on Friday evening. Note that you cannot say that someone 'steals' someone.

不要混淆rob和steal。rob表示抢劫某人或某地:They planned to rob an old widow(他们打算抢劫一位老寡妇),They joined forces to rob a factory(他们联手抢劫了一家工厂)。rob 也可以表示从某人身上抢走某物:The two men were robbed of more than £700(这两个男人被抢走了700多英镑)。steal表示偷窃:My car was stolen on Friday evening(星期五晚上我的汽车被偷了)。注意不能说steal someone。


Oxford rob / rɒb ; NAmE rɑːb / verb ( -bb- ) robsb/sth (of sth) to steal money or property from a person or place 抢劫;掠夺;盗取 to rob a bank 抢劫银行 The tomb had been robbed of its treasures. 这座坟墓里的财宝早已被盗。 collocationsat
crime
IDIOMS ˌrob sb ˈblind ( informal) to cheat or trick sb so that they lose a lot of money 骗取某人大量钱财 ˌrob the ˈcradle ( NAmE) ( informal) to have a sexual relationship with a much younger person 老牛吃嫩草,劫摇篮(指跟比自己年龄小很多的人发生性关系) rob ˌPeter to pay ˈPaul ( saying) to borrow money from one person to pay back what you owe to another person; to take money from one thing to use for sth else 借新债还旧账;拆东墙补西墙 PHRASAL VERB ˈrob sb/sth of sth [often passive ] to prevent sb having sth that they need or deserve 剥夺(某人所需或应得之物) SYN
deprive
A last-minute goal robbed the team of victory. 最后一分钟的进球夺去了这支球队胜利的机会。 He had been robbed of his dignity. 他已失去了尊严。
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rob / rɒb ; NAmE rɑːb /
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robrob /rɒb $ rɑːb/ ●●○ S3 verb (past tense and past participle robbed, present participle robbing) [transitive]
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1to steal money or property from a person, bank etcsteal, burgle:  They killed four policemen while robbing a bank. A 77-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint.rob somebody of something They threatened to shoot him and robbed him of all his possessions.You say that someone robs a person or place. Do not say that someone robs an object or an amount of money. Use steal: He stole cash and valuables worth $500,000. see thesaurus at
steal
2rob Peter to pay Paul to take money away from someone or something that needs it in order to pay someone else or use it for something else:  Taking money out of the hospital’s budget for this is simply robbing Peter to pay Paul.3rob somebody blind informal to steal everything someone has:  The minute your back’s turned, they’ll rob you blind.4I/we was robbed! British English spoken used when you think that you were beaten unfairly in a sport5rob the cradle American English to have a sexual relationship with someone who is a lot younger than you – used humorously SYN cradle-snatch British Englishrob somebody/something of something phrasal verb literary to take away an important quality, ability etc from someone or something:  The illness robbed him of a normal childhood.
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rob

[rɒb]robbed, robbing, robs

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robbed[13338] robbing[5003] robs[874]
抢劫(80%),掠夺(20%)
vt.抢劫;使…丧失;非法剥夺
vi.抢劫;掠夺

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