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thief

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thief /θiːf/ ●●○ noun (plural thieves /θiːvz/) [countableC]  
SCCSTEALsomeone who steals things from another person or place 小偷，贼 → theft, burglar, robber
 Thieves broke into the offices and stole some computer equipment.
小偷破门进入办公室，偷走了价值15万美元的电脑设备。
a car/jewel etc thief 汽车/珠宝等窃贼
 They were nothing but petty thieves (=thieves who steal small things).
他们只不过是小毛贼。
→ be (as) thick as thieves at thick1(12)
 THESAURUS
thief someone who steals things from a person or place 小偷
The thief grabbed her handbag and ran off down the street.
小偷抓过她的包沿街逃之夭夭。
Car thieves are operating in this area.
偷车贼在这一地区作案。
burglar someone who goes into houses, offices etc to steal things 〔入室偷窃的〕窃贼
Burglars broke into the house and took a computer worth £1,000.
窃贼闯进屋子，偷走了一台价值1,000英镑的电脑。
nPolice believe the burglar got in through the kitchen window.
robber someone who steals from banks, offices, houses etc, especially using threats or violence 强盗，抢劫者
a gang of bank robbers
一伙银行劫匪
an armed robber (=a robber with a gun)
武装劫匪
shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them, especially by hiding them in their clothes or in a bag 商店窃贼
The store has installed hidden cameras to catch shoplifters.
店铺安装了隐形摄像头来抓捕窃贼。
pickpocket someone who steals from people’s pockets, especially in a crowded public place 扒手
Look out for pickpockets in busy tourist areas.
在热闹的旅游区要小心扒手。
mugger a thief who violently attacks someone in the street and robs them 行凶抢劫犯
The mugger punched him in the face and tried to steal his wallet.
那个行凶抢劫犯一拳打在他脸上，要抢他钱包。
joyrider someone who steals a car and drives it very fast for fun 偷车兜风贼
Police pursued the teenage joyriders across three counties.
警察跑了三个县追捕偷车兜风的少年。
looter someone who breaks into shops or homes and steals things, after there has been a natural disaster, a war, or a violent protest 〔趁着天灾、战争或暴动抢掠的〕趁乱打劫者
Police chiefs have warned that looters will be shot.
警察局长警告说趁火打劫者将被击毙。
bandit a member of an armed group of thieves who travel around attacking people in country areas 土匪
The village was attacked by a gang of bandits.
村庄遭到一伙土匪袭击。
poacher someone who hunts animals, birds etc illegally on other people’s land 偷猎者
Their job is to prevent poachers from killing the elephants.
他们的工作是防止偷猎者猎杀大象。
Examples from the Corpus
thief• Thieves took a marble statue from the church sometime last night.• She accused me of being a thief and a liar.• But the Colonel was more than a thief of funds.• a car thief• Warning! Car thieves are operating in this area.• Elle Folk are great thieves of dough and other food, and are strange-looking indeed.• Unfortunately, most would probably become the fiefs of thieves and warlords.• These were the zeks - they might be killers or thieves or rapists or parasites or hooligans.• Colin Fountain says they've taken measures to stop thieves getting in.• All I could think was how brave the thief was, or how desperate.• In most cases the thieves targeted cars which had been left with bags or other valuables clearly visible.• The thieves had been careful not to leave any fingerprints.• Well, all archaeologists were thieves, of a sort.
petty thieves• Habitual petty thieves and drug addicts dumped on top of their already bulging caseload become their newest clients.• Most burglaries are the work of petty thieves on the look our for an easy opportunity.
Origin thief
Old English theof
thief noun →THESAURUS1
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