| 释义 |
thief
[θi:f] (plural thieves)
noun countable
ADVANCED
■a person who steals 小偷，贼•A post office was broken into last night, and the thieves got away with £120 000.邮局昨晚被撬，窃贼盗走了12万英镑。 ⇒ See also theft
[θi:f] (plural thieves)
noun countable
It takes a thief to catch a thief. saying
■used to mean that one dishonest person can guess what another dishonest person might do 以贼捕贼；以毒攻毒。
[θi:f] (plural thieves)
noun countable
like a thief in the night
■secretly or unexpectedly and without being seen 秘密地；出乎意料地 |