★steal(stole,stolen) v. 偷 rob (robbed,robbed)v.抢

① vt.&vi. 偷盗,行窃

英语中“偷”用steal和rob来表达,宾语是物,用steal;宾语是人,用rob;跟地点相连,也用rob

steal sth. 偷(某物) My wallet was stolen. Someone stole the money from me.

rob sb. 抢(某人) e.g. A robber robbed her of her handbag.

rob the bank

② vt. 巧妙地占用,偷偷地弄到手

He has stolen away Mary’s heart. 他已赢得玛丽的芳心。

③ vi. 偷偷地行动,悄悄靠近 He stole into the room. 他悄悄地进了房间。

一日一词:steal与rob 偷与抢