单词 | rob |
释义 | rob (rɒb ) Word forms: robs , robbing , robbed 1. verb B1+ If someone is robbed, they have money or property stolen from them. Mrs Yacoub was robbed of her £3,000 designer watch at her West London home. [be VERB-ed + of] Police said Stefanovski had robbed a man just hours earlier. [VERB noun] Synonyms: steal from, hold up, rifle, mug [informal] 2. verb If someone is robbed of something that they deserve, have, or need, it is taken away from them. She was robbed of a carefree childhood. [be VERB-ed + of] I can't forgive Lewis for robbing me of a gold medal. [VERB noun + of] Synonyms: deprive, deny, strip, divest Idioms: rob the cradle [US] to have a relationship with a person who is much younger. The British expression is cradle-snatch. `I'll always be younger,' he said, `and there'll always be those who might accuse you of robbing the cradle.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers rob Peter to pay Paul to use money meant for paying off one debt to pay off a different debt and so still be in debt His mortgages ran into arrears and he borrowed from loan companies. He started robbing Peter to pay Paul. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: rob a shop When she gets at me I storm out and steal a car or rob a shop. The Sun (2014) Why would I want to rob a shop? The Sun (2009) He had been convicted of robbing a shop at knifepoint in his school uniform. The Sun (2016) Translations: Chinese: 抢夺 Japanese: 奪う |
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