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"thief" in Chinese (Traditional)

小偷

Definition

thief 指偷別人東西的人,通常是未經允許、偷偷拿走他人物品的人。這個詞強調「偷竊的人」這個身分。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是常見的日常詞。常見搭配有 'catch a thief'、'stop thief!' 和 'a car thief'。不要和 'robber' 混淆:'thief' 強調偷東西的人,'robber' 更常指用暴力或威脅搶劫的人。

Examples

The police caught the thief near the station.

警察在車站附近抓住了那個**小偷**。

A thief stole my bike last night.

昨晚一個**小偷**偷了我的腳踏車。

The thief took money from her bag.

那個**小偷**從她的包包裡拿走了錢。

The store owner chased the thief down the street.

店主沿著街道追趕那個**小偷**。

Whoever took my phone is a thief, not a prankster.

不管是誰拿了我的手機,他都是個**小偷**,不是在惡作劇。

He looked around so nervously that everyone thought he was a thief.

他緊張地四處張望,大家都以為他是個**小偷**。