中英惯用短语:
  • v.  他了钱後从房子里溜了出去.   He stole the money and sneaked out of the house
  • n.  他偷了(朋友)5英镑.   He nicked 5 (from his friend).
  • v.  他富人的东西去接济穷人.   He stole from the rich to give to the poor
  • n.  他钱当场被人抓住, 在此之前我一直误以为他是个老实人.   I was under the illusion that he was honest until he was caught stealing some money
  • n.  他因从柜台抽屉钱而遭解雇.   He was fired for stealing money from the till
  • n.  他因偷窃而被捕.   He was nicked for stealing
  • n.  他因涉嫌那笔钱而被捕.   He was arrested on suspicion of having stolen the money
  • n.  他在短短的一生中, 从小小摸到杀人, 什麽罪都犯过.   In his short life he had run the entire gamut of crime, from petty theft to murder
  • v.  他爱偷懒.   He inclines to laziness
  • adj.  他爱偷懒.   He's inclined to be lazy
  • n.  他耳朵紧贴在钥匙孔上(听室内谈话).   with his ear glued to the keyhole, ie listening hard to a conversation in another room
  • n.  他说他因为饿才去东西.   He claimed that his motive for stealing was hunger
  • v.  他过去经常运枪枝过境.   He used to run guns across the border
  •   他这一死使整件事啼笑皆非(如了钱未及享用即已一命呜呼).   His death gave an ironic twist to the story, eg because he died before he could enjoy the money he had stolen
  • adj.  你这件东西是完全因为贪心作祟吗? 7 (idm 习语) pure and simple =>pure.   Was it simple greed that made you steal it?
  • v.  你凭什麽怀疑钱是她的?   What made you suspect her of having taken the money?