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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]
[Also VERB]
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.'
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.
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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