burgling
present participle ofburgle
| 单词 | burgling |
| 释义 | burgling present participle ofburgle burgle verb[T] mainlyUKuk/ˈbɜː.ɡəl/us/ˈbɝː.ɡəl/(USusuallyburglarize,uk/ˈbɜː.ɡlər.aɪz/us/ˈbɝː.ɡlə.raɪz/)B2 toenterabuildingillegallyandstealthings: When they got back fromtheirholidaytheyfoundthattheirhomehad been burgled. to steal something
Stealing
Examplesofburglingburgling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It transpired that there were only two little boys asleep: all the others had broken out and wereburgling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, some people are daily harassed by that kind of minorburgling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us suppose that two men take part inburglinga house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the intention to burgle remains the same, the act ofburglingis just as serious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To my mind, it is extremely excessive to keep on the statute book a sentence of 14 years for the offence ofburglingpeople's homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My second objection is to the intrusive surveillance—bugging andburgling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the object of assisting the police in preventing peopleburglingyour flat or mine, or pinching your car or mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One will never be able to catch all illegal immigrants or stop peopleburglingand breaking into houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why, even in extraordinary circumstances, should a chief constable be able to authorise the bugging andburglingof premises? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Reoffending rates clearly show that, if burglars and others are behind bars, they are not outburglingpeople's houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is really like a burglar declaring his intention to stopburglingcertain homes—not all—and then expecting the public to admire him for his abstinence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The police responded to a call with enormous speed and the man was caught red-handedburglingmy constituent's home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we tend to give it a lower rating as a socially unacceptable thing to do thanburglingsomeone's home or stealing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Pushers create a dependency market for which they have guaranteed customers who have less and less money and thus go thieving,burglingand nicking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people in the courts who are guilty of persistentburglingand drug dealing will receive much greater sentences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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