单词 | steal |
释义 | steal [sti:l] verb intransitive or transitive (stole, stolen) TAKE 拿 ESSENTIAL ■to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it 偷,窃 •She admitted stealing the money from •The number of cars which are stolen every year has risen.每年失窃车辆的数量都在上升。 •They were so poor they had to steal in order to eat.他们非常穷,为了填饱肚子只得去行窃。 [sti:l] verb intransitive or transitive (stole, stolen)DO QUICKLY 行动快速 ■to do something quickly or without being noticed 偷偷做;悄悄进行 •She stole a glance •He stole out [sti:l] verb intransitive or transitive (stole, stolen)steal sb's thunder ■to do what someone else was going to do before they do it, especially if this takes success or praise away from them 抢先(某人)做;(尤指)抢了(某人)的成功机会(或风头) •Sandy stole my thunder when she announced that she was pregnant two days before I'd planned to tell people about my pregnancy.在我打算告诉大家我怀孕的消息之前两天,桑迪抢先宣布她怀孕了,抢了我的风头。 [sti:l] verb intransitive or transitive (stole, stolen)steal a march on sb ■If you steal a march on someone, you get an advantage over them by acting before they do 抢先(某人)一步 •Our rival company managed to steal a march on us by bringing out their software ahead of ours.与我们竞争的公司先于我们推出他们的软体,从而抢占了先机。 [sti:l] verb intransitive or transitive (stole, stolen)steal the limelight ■to get more attention than anyone or anything else in a situation 出风头,抢镜头 •The experimental car certainly stole the limelight at the motor show.这款实验车型无疑在车展上出尽风头。 [sti:l] verb intransitive or transitive (stole, stolen)steal the show/scene ■to be the most popular or the best part of an event or situation 最受欢迎;最为出彩 •The child with the dog stole the show.带着狗的那个孩子最受欢迎。 [sti:l] noun only singular mainly US informal ■a product that has a very low price, or a price that is much lower than the original cost 极廉价的物品;低价 •I picked up a new iron at the sale - it was a steal.我在大减价时买了个新熨斗——非常便宜。 |
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