thief

复数：thieves

1. [C]贼,小偷,盗贼 a person who steals, especially without using violence

• arrest a thief捉住小偷
• beat a thief打小偷
• catch a thief抓住小偷〔盗贼〕
• chase a thief追踪小偷〔盗贼〕
• sentence a thief判处盗贼
• stop a thief抓贼
• trace a thief跟踪盗贼

• habitual thief惯偷
• petty thief小偷
• unusual thief非同一般的小偷

• car thief偷车贼
• jewel thief盗珠宝贼

• a gang of thieves一伙贼

• thief on the road拦路贼

1. His enemies labelled him a thief.
   他的敌人称他为贼。
2. The thief was confined in a prison.
   窃贼被关押在监狱里。
3. The police set a trap to catch the thief.
   警察设下了捉拿窃贼的圈套。
4. The thief was caught red-handed.
   小偷被当场抓住了。
5. He ran fast enough to catch the thief.
   他跑得飞快，足以抓住那小偷。
6. The thief slid into the room.
   小偷溜进房间。
7. The thief slipped away down a side street.
   小偷悄悄从一条小马路溜走了。