steals; stole /ˈstoʊl/ ; stolen /ˈstoʊlən/ ; stealing steals; stole /ˈstoʊl/ ; stolen /ˈstoʊlən/ ; stealing Learner's definition of STEAL
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a : to take (something that does not belong to you) in a way that is wrong or illegal偷;偷窃 [+ object]
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They stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry from the store.他们从那家店里偷了价值好几千美元的珠宝。
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Someone stole my bicycle.有人偷走了我的自行车。
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He discovered that his car had been stolen.他发现自己的车被盗了。
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a stolen watch偷来的手表
[no object]
b [+ object] : to take (something that you are not supposed to have) without asking for permission偷拿;私自拿 c [+ object] : to wrongly take and use (another person's idea, words, etc.)剽窃;盗用 d [+ object] : to persuade (someone who has been with someone else) to be with you especially by doing things that are unfair or dishonest骗走 2
[+ object] : to get (something that is difficult to get) in usually a quick and often secret way偷偷做 -
I stole a nap this afternoon. [=I managed to take a brief nap this afternoon]下午我偷偷打了个盹儿。
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He stole a peek/look [=took a quick peek/look] at the birthday cake.他偷偷地瞥/看了一眼生日蛋糕。
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He stole a glance at her [=glanced at her quickly] before riding away.他骑车离开之前,偷偷瞄了她一眼。
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She stole a kiss from him [=kissed him in a quick and sudden way] and ran away.她偷偷地吻了他一下,然后跑开了。
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[+ object] : to get more attention than others during (a performance, scene, etc.)抢(镜头、戏等) 4
a baseball : to reach (a base) safely by running to it from the previous base when the ball has not been hit by a batter偷(垒) [+ object]
[no object]
b [+ object] sports : to take (the ball, puck, etc.) from another player抢断,夺(球) 5
[no object] : to come or go quietly or secretly偷偷地来;偷偷地走开
beg, borrow, or/and steal
— see beg 2 steal /ˈstiːl/ noun
plural steals
plural steals
Learner's definition of STEAL
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informal : something that is being sold at a low price(低价出售的)物品 2
a baseball : the act of stealing a base偷垒 b sports : the act of taking the ball, puck, etc., from another player(球的)抢断;夺球