单词 | housebreaker |
释义 | housebreaker From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhousebreakerhouse‧break‧er /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]CRIMEa thief who enters someone else’s house by breaking locks, windows etc SYN burglar —housebreaking noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpushousebreaker• Do you have an enclosed unlit porch that would give a housebreaker some cover while working on the front door lock?• But did the apartment I entered look like one into which another housebreaker had recently broken?• Must the homeowner assist the housebreaker in finding goods the latter wishes to steal? |
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