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单词 steal
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verb | noun
stealsteal1 /stil/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tense stole /stoʊl/, past participle stolen /ˈstoʊlən/) Etymology Verb Table Thesaurus 1TAKE something [intransitive, transitive] to take something that belongs to someone else:  Somebody stole my bike. It’s wrong to steal.steal from She got caught stealing from the store.steal something from somebody He stole money from the company.THESAURUStaketo steal something:  The man took money from the register when the cashier turned around.burglarizeto go into a building, car, etc. and steal things from it:  Someone had burglarized their hotel room while they were out.robto steal money or other things from a bank, store, or person:  He robbed several gas stations in the area.mugto attack someone in the street and steal something from him or her:  David had been mugged at gunpoint.shopliftto steal something from a store by leaving without paying for it:  One in ten teenagers have shoplifted.embezzleto take money that you are trusted to protect as part of your job, and use it for your own purposes:  He admitted to embezzling funds from the charity he worked for.2USE IDEAS to use someone else’s ideas without getting permission or admitting they are not your own ideas:  She accused her coworker of stealing her ideas for the project.3MOVE SOMEWHERE literary [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move quietly without anyone noticing you: steal into/across etc. Garrick stole out of the house early.4steal the show/scene/limelight to do something, especially when you are acting in a play, that makes people pay more attention to you than to other people:  The children’s performance stole the show.5steal a look/glance etc. to look at someone or something quickly and secretly6BASEBALL [intransitive, transitive] to run to the next base in the game of baseball before someone hits the ball7BASKETBALL/HOCKEY ETC. [transitive] to suddenly take control of the ball, puck, etc. from your opponent in sports such as basketball or hockey8steal a kiss to kiss someone quickly when he or she is not expecting it9steal somebody’s thunder to get the success and praise someone else should have gotten, by doing what he or she had intended to do10steal a march on somebody to gain an advantage over someone by doing something before he or she is able to do it[Origin: Old English stelan] see also win/capture/steal somebody’s heart at heart1 (16)
verb | noun
stealsteal2 noun [countable] informal 1be a steal to be very inexpensive:  The wine is a steal at $9.2the act of suddenly taking control of the ball, puck, etc. from your opponent in sports such as basketball or hockey3the act of running to the next base in the game of baseball before someone hits the ball
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