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单词 burgle
释义
burgle
verb[T]
mainlyUK
uk
/ˈbɜː.ɡəl/us
/ˈbɝː.ɡəl/
(USusuallyburglarize,uk
/ˈbɜː.ɡlər.aɪz/us
/ˈbɝː.ɡlə.raɪz/)
B2
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When they got back fromtheirholidaytheyfoundthattheirhomehad been burgled.他们度假回来时发现家中被盗了。
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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More examples
  • Ontheirreturntheydiscoveredthattheirhousehad been burgled.
  • After herhousewas burgled, she made aclaimon herinsurance.
  • Hearingstrangenoisesdownstairs, theoldladythoughtshe was being burgled.
  • He went out burglingnearlyeverynighttosupporthisdrugshabit.
  • Theplacewas in such amessthat Ithoughtwe'd been burgled.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stealing
  • abscond
  • aggravated burglary
  • anti-burglar
  • anti-burglary
  • anti-piracy
  • housebreaking
  • jemmy
  • jimmy
  • job
  • joyride
  • kleptomania
  • piratical
  • plunder
  • poach
  • poaching
  • purloin
  • rustle
  • rustling
  • snaffle
  • snitch
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(Definition ofburglefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofburgle

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As several of the witnesses stated, he had burgled another man's house, although no witness revealed to the court which man's house it was.
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Your house was burgled yesterday.
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It transpired that there were only two little boys asleep: all the others had broken out and were burgling.
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I speak from the experience of having been burgled no fewer than five times, but the police apprehended the villain in only one case.
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I have heard stories about people who have been burgled for whom the burglary has been an experience of extreme anxiety and fright.
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They have come back and kicked doors down, burgled homes, driven cars away, stolen car radios and so on.
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All of us who have suffered burglaries know of the horror of being burgled.
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She was afraid of a burglary, because she was going on holiday and had already been burgled once.
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As a consequence, they canburglepeople mistakenly and, in pursuit of such burglaries, possibly injure or harm people to cover up their operations.
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I live in a large block of flats where it is easy to get burgled.
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The good, honest local criminal burgled only the next street.
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My constituents have had their house burgled and their children spat on.
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I have not been burgled since the park was built.
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If a house is burgled, the public expect the people involved to be caught and punished.
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If one is poor and burgled it is much worse than if one is wealthy and insured.
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