"robbing" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 抢劫
• 盗窃

Definition

指非法从人、地点或商家那里拿走钱财或物品，常常带有暴力或威胁。它是动词“rob”的 -ing 形式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'rob' 后面接被抢的人或地点，如 'rob a bank'、'rob an old man'；'steal' 后面接被偷的东西，如 'steal money'。'Robbing' 常用于进行时，也常见于 'rob someone of something' 这样的结构。

Examples

The man is robbing a bank.

那个男人正在**抢劫**一家银行。

Someone was robbing the store last night.

昨晚有人在**抢劫**那家商店。

They caught him robbing an old woman.

他们当场抓到他在**抢劫**一位老妇人。

He got arrested for robbing a gas station.

他因为**抢劫**加油站被逮捕了。

Stop robbing people of their time with pointless meetings.

别再用没意义的会议**剥夺**大家的时间了。

Inflation is robbing families of their savings.

通货膨胀正在**夺走**家庭的积蓄。