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TOEFL BNC: 1891 COCA: 1784

steal

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Related topics: Crime, Baseball
steal1 /stiːl/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tensepst stole /stəʊl $ stoʊl/, past participlepp stolen /ˈstəʊlən $ ˈstoʊ-/)   → steel
1  take STH 拿走某物 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SCCSTEAL to take something that belongs to someone else 偷，窃取
 Boys broke into a shop and stole £45 in cash.
男孩们闯进一家商店，盗走了45英镑现金。
steal from
 He stole money from his parents.
他偷了父母的钱。
steal something from somebody/something
 He’d stolen the flowers from our garden.
他偷了我们花园里的花。
2  use ideas 使用观点 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to use someone else’s ideas without getting permission or without admitting that they are not your own ideas 剽窃，窃取（观点） SYN pinch
 Inventors know that someone is always going to try to steal their designs.
发明者知道总会有人设法窃取他们的设计。
steal something from somebody
 A well-known scientist was accused of stealing ideas from his former student.
一位著名科学家被指责剽窃他以前学生的观点。
3  move somewhere 向某处移动 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]GOQUIET to move quietly without anyone noticing you 悄悄地移动 SYN creep
steal into/across etc
 He dressed quietly and stole out of the house.
他悄悄地穿好衣服，溜出屋子。
4  steal the show/limelight/scene ATTENTIONto do something, especially when you are acting in a play, that makes people pay more attention to you than to other people 〔尤指演戏时〕抢风头，抢戏
 Elwood stole the show with a marvellous performance.
埃尔伍德的精彩表演大抢风头。
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steal the show/limelight/scene• Mr Bodison all but steals the show.• Proud though he was of his wife, Charles could not help noticing she was stealing the limelight.• When it came to grabbing the headlines, it was regularly the opposition that stole the show.• Kevin played to 50,000 at Glastonbury, stole the show at the Cambridge but somehow his name never quite stuck.• Tailoring didn't steal the show, but jackets were there for women who can't imagine a wardrobe without them.• However it was Neil Freeman who stole the show getting the better of all three Writtle players.• It was only his second international but again out half Eric Elwood stole the show with a marvellous and mature performance.
5  steal a look/glance etc LOOK ATto look at someone or something quickly and secretly 偷偷地看一眼/瞥一眼等
5She stole a glance at her watch while he was speaking.
在他说话的时候，她偷偷地看了一眼手表。
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steal a look/glance etc• He stole a glance at her.• Jenna stole a look at him and he was watching her intently, in every way intent.• She stole a glance at him; his features matched the ice in his tone and his eyes surpassed it.• She stole a glance from her future and turned her head.
6  sport 体育运动
a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DSB to run to the next base before someone hits the ball in the sport of baseball 〔在棒球比赛中〕偷（垒）
b) [transitiveT] to suddenly take control of the ball, puck etc when the other team had previously had control of it, for example in basketball or ice hockey 〔在篮球或冰球比赛中〕断〔球〕，截〔球〕
 Roy steals the ball four times in the first half.
罗伊在上半场断球四次。
7. steal a kiss KISSto kiss someone quickly when they are not expecting it 偷吻一下
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steal a kiss• As a matter o' fact we sat on this very seat, an' if I remember rightly, I stole a kiss.• She was a beauty and he'd often wanted to steal a kiss, but had had enough sense not to try.• He embraced her in bars without any embarrassment and stole kisses in shop doorways, no matter who was passing by.
8  steal a march on somebody ADVANTAGEto gain an advantage over someone by doing something that they had planned to do before them 抢先某人一步，抢占先机
 He was afraid another scholar was going to steal a march on him and publish first.
他担心别的学者会抢在他前面首先发表。
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steal a march on somebody• It sounds simple but it is not, which is why for the time being Zurich seems to have stolen a march on its rivals.• But buyers there may simply have stolen a march on the market.• Mr Blackmore said stores that open on Sunday are stealing a march on their competitors.
9. steal somebody’s thunder SUCCESSFULto get the success and praise someone else should have got, by doing what they had intended to do 抢某人的风头
10. steal somebody’s heart literaryLOVE to make someone fall in love with you 偷走某人的心，使某人爱上自己
→ beg, borrow, or steal at beg(8)
 THESAURUS
steal to illegally take something that belongs to someone else 偷,窃取
The thieves stole over £10,000 worth of computer equipment.
窃贼盗取了价值逾一万英镑的计算机设备。
Thousands of cars get stolen every year.
每年都有数千辆汽车被盗。
take to steal something – used when it is clear from the situation that you mean that someone takes something dishonestly 拿走,偷走〔用于从上下文可以明确知道是“偷”的意思时〕
The boys broke into her house and took all her money.
那几个男孩闯进她家,把她的钱全拿走了。
They didn’t take much – just a few items of jewellery.
他们没偷多少东西——就几件首饰。
burgle British EnglishBrE, burglarize American EnglishAmE [usually passive] to go into someone’s home and steal things, especially when the owners are not there 入室行窃
Their house was burgled while they were away.
他们外出期间家里被盗了。
If you leave windows open, you are asking to be burgled.
开着窗户就是招贼上门。
rob to steal money or other things from a bank, shop, or person 抢劫,抢夺
The gang were convicted of robbing a bank in Essex.
那伙人因抢劫埃塞克斯的一家银行被定罪。
An elderly woman was robbed at gunpoint in her own home.
一位老妇人在自己家里遭持枪抢劫。
nHe’s serving a sentence for robbing a grocery store.
mug to attack someone in the street and steal something from them 〔在街上〕对…行凶抢劫
People in this area are frightened of being mugged when they go out.
该地区的人们都害怕外出时遭到抢劫。
Someone tried to mug me outside the station.
有人试图在车站外抢劫我。
nick/pinch British EnglishBrE informal to steal something 偷窃
Someone’s nicked my wallet!
有人扒走了我的钱包！
When I came back, my car had been pinched.
我回来时发现我的车被偷了。
embezzle to steal money from the organization you work for, especially money that you are responsible for 挪用,侵吞
Government officials embezzled more than $2.5 million from the department.
政府官员从该部门侵吞了逾250万英镑。
shoplifting stealing things from a shop by taking them when you think no one is looking 商店行窃
Shoplifting costs stores millions of pounds every year.
每年店家都因商品被偷损失数百万英镑。
phishing the activity of dishonestly persuading people to give you their credit card details over the Internet, so that you can steal money from their bank account 网上钓鱼〔指在网上骗取信用卡信息以盗取银行账户的不法行为〕
Phishing is becoming very popular with computer criminals.
网上钓鱼正在成为计算机犯罪分子惯用的手段。
Examples from the Corpus
steal• While he was on the correct route he was not guilty even though he intended to steal.• Would it make a difference if it could be maintained that Laura had died before the Tongue was stolen?• My grandfather refused to put his money in a bank because he was afraid it would get stolen.• At the time, District Attorney Joseph Freitas estimated the employees were stealing at least a half million dollars a year.• Thousands of cars get stolen every year.• The sale will recoup a small portion of the money stolen from company pension funds by the publisher.• Is it not, like the wolf in the fable, putting on false clothing stolen from other social sciences?• drug addicts who steal from their friends and families• Professional designers and architects steal ideas from each other all the time.• She claims that the director stole ideas from her historical novel and used them in the movie.• Kenner accused the director of stealing ideas from her novel in making his movie.• It's strange he should have had so many things stolen in just a week.• In the end he had to steal in order to survive.• Thieves stole paintings worth $5 million from a Paris art gallery.• Engram was suspended for the entire 1992 season by Coach Joe Paterno for stealing stereo equipment from an unlocked apartment.• Cottage raided: Cash totalling to £1,500 was stolen when thieves broke into a holiday cottage in Gayle, near Hawes.
steal from• You have to be careful - Sadie steals from everybody.
steal into/across etc• While he was gone, a band of the Umpqua tribe stole into camp and murdered all but three of the men.• I stole into my home like a thief.• And yet, despite it all, I felt peace stealing into my soul.• Twice Cantona stole into position at the far post waiting in vain for crosses.• Hanging out with a boy who was not only smoking but stealing into the bargain-this was serious business.• We were thieves that had stolen into the fold waiting to be discovered and expelled by a flaming sword.• He got up and stole across the grass.• She stole into the kitchen to find Sabina and beg some hot water in secret, before the others found her out.
steals the ball• Roy steals the ball four times in the first half, Red and B each score twelve points.
steal2 noun [countableC]  
1  be a steal CHEAP informal to be very cheap 非常便宜
 an excellent seafood dish that is a steal at $8.25
一道 8.25 美元价廉物美的海鲜
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be a steal• Given the classy surroundings and gracious service, these prices are a steal.• This crisp dry wine is a steal at $9.• This crisp, dry wine is a steal at $ 9.
2  the act of suddenly taking control of the ball when the other team had previously had control of it, especially in basketball 〔尤指篮球比赛中的〕断球
 Johnson had ten points and a steal in the first half.
上半场约翰逊得 10 分，还有一次断球成功。
3. the act of running to the next base before someone hits the ball in the sport of baseball 〔棒球比赛中的〕偷垒
Examples from the Corpus
steal• At £100, it would be good value for money, but at £59.95, it's an absolute steal.• Many people don't regard cheating on their taxes as stealing.• The 5-5 Rizzotti had 11 points and five steals in the first half.• Eddie Jones played 48 minutes for his second consecutive long night and contributed 19 points and four steals.• He shoots 54. 7 percent from the floor and is among the Pac-10 leaders in steals and blocked shots.• She led the team in steals.• Dream Shakes, twisting layups, tough rebounds, key steals.• She forgets the steals, the rebounds, the slick ballhandling.• Jess connects on one of two three-point attempts and grabs two steals.
From Longman Business Dictionary
stealsteal1 /stiːl/ verb (past tensepst stole /stəʊlstoʊl/, past participlepp stolen /ˈstəʊlənˈstoʊ-/)
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to take something that belongs to someone, without their permission
steal from
They had admitted stealing from clients.
2steal a march on somebody to do something new or good before other people do it, for example by producing a new product
The American computer company really stole a march on the competition with its latest PCs.
stealsteal2 noun
be a steal informal to be very cheap
At 20 bucks the camera was a steal.
Origin steal1
Old English stelan
steal1 verb →THESAURUS1steal2 noun
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TOEFL BNC: 1891 COCA: 1784
TOEFL BNC: 1891 COCA: 1784
steal

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for rob 另见rob条steal ♦︎ take ♦︎ shoplift ♦︎ poach ♦︎ embezzle ♦︎ nickThese words all mean to take sth from a person, shop, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it. 这些词均表示偷窃、盗用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to steal / take / shoplift / poach / embezzle / nick (sth) from sb / a place◆to steal / take / embezzle / nick sb's money◆to steal / take / embezzle sb's property / funds◆to steal / take / nick sb's bag / purse / passport◆to steal / take food / goods / items◆to steal / take / poach / nick sb's ideas■ steal (stole, stolen) [intransitive, transitive] to take sth from a person, shop etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it 偷；窃取◆We found out he'd been stealing from us for years.我们发现多年来他一直从我们家偷东西。◆I had my wallet stolen.我的钱包被人偷走了。◆Thieves stole jewellery worth over $10 000.窃贼偷走了价值超过1万元的珠宝。▸ stealing

noun

 [uncountable] ◆You can't just take one! That's stealing!你不能就这样拿一个就走！这是偷窃！■ take (took, taken) [transitive] to remove sth without permission or by mistake 擅自拿走；偷走；误拿◆Someone has taken my scarf.有人把我的围巾拿走了。◆Did the burglars take anything valuable?入室窃贼偷走了贵重东西没有？ⓘ Take is used instead of steal to suggest that there has been a mistake, or when the context of stealing is already clear, for example because you are talking about burglars. 在表示误拿了别人的东西或偷窃事实已经清楚时要用take而不用steal，例如在提到burglar的场合。■ shoplift ˈʃɒplɪft; NAmE ˈʃɑːplɪft [intransitive] to steal goods from a shop by deliberately leaving without paying for them. （在商店）行窃◆What do you do if you suspect a customer may be shoplifting?如果你怀疑有顾客在偷窃店内商品你会怎样做？   see also shoplifter ⇨ thief , shoplifting ⇨ theft ■ poach (especially BrE) to take and use a person, idea or thing that belongs to sb/sth else, especially in a secret, dishonest or unfair way 挖走（人员）；剽窃，盗用（观点等）◆She accused him of poaching her ideas.她指控他剽窃了她的观点。◆Several of our employees have been poached by a rival firm.我们有好几名职员被对手公司给挖走了。ⓘ Poach is used mainly to talk about business situations concerning workers, ideas and responsibilities. * poach主要用于有关员工、观点和职责等的商务语境。■ embezzle ɪmˈbezl [transitive, intransitive] to steal money that you are responsible for or that belongs to your employer 盗用，挪用，贪污，侵吞（款项）◆He was found guilty of embezzling $150 000 of public funds.他被裁定盗用15万元公款罪名成立。   see also embezzlement ⇨ theft ■ nick [transitive] (BrE, informal) to steal sth, especially sth that can be moved easily 扒窃，偷窃（尤指易拿走的东西）◆Who nicked my pen?谁偷走了我的钢笔？
TOEFL BNC: 1891 COCA: 1784

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