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单词 rob
释义
rob
verb[T]
uk
/rɒb/us
/rɑːb/
-bb-
B1
to takemoneyorpropertyillegallyfrom aplace,organization, orperson, often usingviolence:
抢劫，掠夺；盗取
Theterroristsfinancedthemselves by robbingbanks.恐怖分子靠抢银行来获得资金。
My wallet's gone! I've been robbed!我的钱包没了！我被偷了！
They robbed thecompanyof$2 million.他们从这家公司盗取了两百万英镑。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to steal something
  • stealI caught him trying to steal my bike.
  • takeSomeone took their car from outside the house.
  • shopliftHe was caught shoplifting by a security guard.
  • robHe robbed a bank.
  • burgleUKWhen she got home from work, she discovered that her house had been burgled.
  • pilferEmployees pilfering paper, pens, etc. can cost employers a lot.
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C2
If someone is robbed of something theydeserveorwant, it is taken away from them:
使丧失；剥夺
Alast-minuteinjuryrobbed meofmyplaceon theteam.我在最后一刻受了伤，失去了在球队中的位置。
More examples
  • They were robbed of alltheirsavings.
  • Policesaid thecouplehad beentrussedup and robbed before beingshot.
  • He was robbed while he was onholiday.
  • He was robbed of hiswalletandcarkeys.
  • That was when IrealizedI'd been robbed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stealing
  • abscond
  • aggravated burglary
  • anti-burglar
  • anti-burglary
  • anti-piracy
  • hot-wire
  • housebreaking
  • jemmy
  • jimmy
  • job
  • kleptomania
  • piracy
  • piratical
  • plunder
  • poach
  • poaching
  • rustle
  • rustling
  • snaffle
  • snitch
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Taking things away from someone or somewhere

Grammar

Roborsteal?
Rob and steal both mean ‘take something from someone without permission’.…

Idiom

rob Peter to pay Paul
(Definition ofrobfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

rob| American Dictionary

rob
verb[T]
us
/rɑb/
-bb-
to takemoneyorpropertyfrom apersonorplaceillegally:
Two men robbed thestorelastnight.
If someone is robbed of aquality, thatqualityis taken away:
Elderlypeopleshould not be robbed oftheirdignity.
(Definition ofrobfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

rob| Business English

rob
verb[T]
uk
/rɒb/us
-bb-
to takemoneyorpropertyillegallyfrom aplace,organization, orperson:
Thebankwas robbed lastyear.
rob sb of sthThey were robbed oftheirlifeinsurance.
ROB
noun[U]
MARKETING
uk
us
abbreviationforrun of book
(Definition ofrobfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrob

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They are constantly at war with their neighbours, robbing and plundering each other, so that security is an unknown concept.
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Evidence of waylaying and robbing of tax collectors by criminals is hard to find.
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Those who refused would be robbed or ousted.
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Men hated these women for robbing them of their money, but still loved them.
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He argues that this will save the slogan only by robbing it of its teeth.
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On the other hand, plenty of commentators also lamented many customers' seemingly tireless attempts to defraud androbshopkeepers.
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The renewed fighting has shattered years of negotiations, but more importantly, robbed its citizens of trusting the other side and of the peace process.
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It is our opinion that lying to clients about a terminal illness robs them of the opportunity to say goodbye and to address unfinished business.
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A pipe-maker was robbed of his muslin cravat, striped handkerchief, leather shoes and iron buckles.
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It was never our intent to undercut the primacy of the traditional great works or torobeager young minds of contact with those works.
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His bank robbing enjoyed an authorizing environment comprised of many who felt no natural or abundant love for the state.
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Symonds' death robbed the project of a powerful figure; however, the greater part of the developmental work on the plywood was carried out after 1961.
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Such a defence succeeds only by robbing the axiom of its force.
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The necessity of keeping alliance options open has robbed the parties of their ability to make convincing ideological appeals.
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Sometimes bandits robbed the rich because they had more to be robbed.
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