robs; robbed; robbing
robs; robbed; robbing
Learner's definition of ROB
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: to take money or property from (a person or a place) illegally and sometimes by using force, violence, or threats抢劫;抢夺;盗取 -
Someone tried to rob me.有人企图抢劫我。
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They robbed the bank.他们抢了银行。
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The cashier was robbed at gunpoint.那名出纳员遭到了持枪抢劫。
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often + of —
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 2
: to keep (someone) from getting something expected or wanted剥夺;使丧失 —
often + of -
The other team robbed them of a victory by getting a last-minute goal.对方球队最后时刻的进球使他们与胜利失之交臂。
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The center fielder made a great catch to rob him of a home run.中场手一个漂亮接球使他失去了本垒打。
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Her illness robbed her of a normal childhood. [=she wasn't able to have a normal childhood because of her illness]因为病痛,她失去了正常的童年生活。
rob Peter to pay Paul
: to take money that was meant for one person or thing and use it to pay someone else or to pay for something else借债还钱;拆东墙补西墙
rob (someone) blind
: to steal a lot of things or money from someone(把某人)偷个精光