thief

noun

1. 贼；小偷；窃贼
   a person who steals sth from another person or place
   1. a car/jewel, etc. thief
      偷汽车、珠宝等的窃贼

1. N-COUNT 小偷;窃贼
   A thief is a person who steals something from another person.
   1. The thieves snatched the camera.
      窃贼偷走了相机。
   2. ...car thieves.
      偷车贼

Anyone who steals can be called a thief. A robber often uses violence or the threat of violence to steal things from places such as banks or shops. A burglar breaks into houses or other buildings and steals things.
凡是偷东西的人都可以称作 thief。robber 常常使用暴力或威胁使用暴力从银行、商店等处抢劫。burglar 指闯入住户或其他建筑偷窃的盗贼。

1. The thief had broken in through a first-floor window.
   小偷是从二楼的窗户进入屋里的。
2. She chased the thief for 100 yards
   她追了窃贼100码远。
3. Ness chased the thief down and held him until police arrived
   内斯追上小偷，按住他，一直等到警察赶到。
4. The thief got clean away with the money
   那个贼拿着钱逃之夭夭了。
5. A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station.
   一名窃贼昨天持械抢劫一家加油站后带着数百英镑逃跑了。
6. Don't leave your shopping on the back seat of your car — it's an open invitation to a thief.
   别把买的东西放在汽车后座上——那会招来小偷的。
7. The chances are that the thief will be under 21 and doing it for a lark
   偷东西的很可能是个不到21岁的年轻人，干这事儿只是贪玩。
8. You are protected instantly if a thief misuses your credit card
   如果小偷盗用你的信用卡，你的卡会立即受到保护。
9. The thief was put on probation for two years.
   这个小偷被处以两年缓刑。
10. The thieves snatched the camera.
    窃贼偷走了相机。
11. 'Are you accusing me of being a thief?' — 'I have done no such thing, Tony.'
    “你在指责我是小偷吗？”——“我没有做过这种事，托尼。”
12. To set a thief to catch a thief, that is what we call “ to counteract one toxin with another ”.
    叫小偷去抓小偷，这就叫“以毒攻毒”。
13. The thief shook in his shoes when he was caught in the act.
    小偷作案时被当场抓住，吓得发抖。
14. The dogs were smelling round; perhaps they smelt the thief.
    那些狗在到处嗅，也许它们嗅到了小偷的气味。
15. Obviously the thief had simply walked out this way as bold as brass.
    显然贼人是从这里大摇大摆出去的。
16. The thief expressed penitence for all his past actions.
    那盗贼对他犯过的一切罪恶表示忏悔。
17. The police pounced upon the thief.
    警察向小偷扑了过去。
18. The thief was seized and turned over to a police station.
    小偷被扭送到派出所了。
19. The police detained the suspected thief for further questioning.
    警方拘留了盗窃嫌疑犯以作进一步审问。
20. The thief was dragged off to the police station.
    那个小偷给揪到派出所去了。
21. The thief broke into the house.
    窃贼破门而入。
22. The thief entered by the window.; The thief came in through the window.
    小偷是从窗户进来的。
23. The police are in chase of the thief.
    警察在追捕那小偷。
24. The thief hit him a thump on the head.
    贼在他的头上重击一下。
25. The thief was tailed by a policeman.
    贼被警察钉住了。
26. The thief gave himself away by spending so much money.
    这个小偷因大量花钱而露了马脚。
27. They always take habitual tactics of standing facts on their heads and of a thief crying “ stop thief ”.
    他们经常使用颠倒是非、贼喊捉贼的伎俩。
28. The thief ran into the crowd and vanished.
    小偷跑进人群中不见了。
29. The thief broke out of the prison and escaped.
    那贼越狱逃跑了。
30. The thief abstracted a wallet from his pocket.
    小偷从他的口袋中扒走了皮夹。

  thief bandit burglar pickpocket robber【导航词义：盗贼，强盗】

  thief n. 小偷

〔辨析〕普通用词，通常专指盗窃者，即常说的贼。

  bandit n. 强盗，土匪；歹徒

〔辨析〕指结帮成伙、出没于乡间或山林地区使用恐吓或暴力抢劫的人，现尤指袭击旅行者的歹徒。

  burglar n. 窃贼，夜贼

〔辨析〕指入夜后破门或撬窗行窃的人。

  pickpocket n. 扒手

〔辨析〕尤指在人多拥挤之处从人们口袋、手提包里偷东西的小偷。

  robber n. 强盗，盗贼

〔辨析〕多指用暴力、威胁等手段强行抢夺他人财物的人。

n.

noun

1. a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

   Synonym:    stealer