| 单词 | tomb robber |
| 释义 | > as lemmastomb robber tomb robber n. a person who steals from tombs or graves; (in early use) a person who illegally exhumes bodies in order to sell them to anatomists; (later chiefly) a person who opens ancient tombs in order to obtain valuable items or antiquities, typically with the intention of selling them. ΚΠ 1823 W. Benbow Crimes of Clergy 59 Alas, the consecrated dome affords no security from the tomb robber. 1873 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 25 Aug. 5/4 The secret hoard of one of those tomb-robbers by whom this country has been from all ages infested. 1908 Athenæum 21 Mar. 360/3 A tomb-robber could..remove the jewellery and other valuable objects buried with the corpse. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Mar. c2/3 When they began excavating soon after, they found that tomb robbers had already been there. < as lemmas |
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