英语词汇“rob”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To rob is to steal something using violence (or the threat of violence). A criminal might rob a bank by pretending to have a weapon.

Use the verb rob when you're talking about a crime — like when a bandit robs a train in the movies, or an outlaw robs the general store on TV. You can also use it to mean "deprive," as in "Having to ride my bike to school is only going to rob me of my energy by the time I get there." Rob comes from the Old French rober, "rob, steal, or ransack."

WORD FAMILY

rob: robbed, robber, robbery, robbing, robs+/robber: robbers/robbery: robberies

USAGE EXAMPLES

Company spokesman Rob Carlton stated in a Nov. 17 email that Koch revenue fluctuates with the price of commodities.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

Yu said he spoke to an elderly woman who was robbed of her iPhone 7, cash and cosmetics by the suspects on Dec. 22.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)

Thursday in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria after a man robbed a convenience store.

Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016)

1v take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

The burglars robbed him of all his money

Hypo|Hyper

hold up, stick up

rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

pick

pilfer or rob

mug

rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence

steal

take without the owner's consent

2v rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, soak, surcharge

undercharge

charge (someone) too little money

extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring

obtain by coercion or intimidation

bleed

get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone

cheat, chisel, rip off

deprive somebody of something by deceit

单词	rob
释义	rob (once / 95 pages) v To rob is to steal something using violence (or the threat of violence). A criminal might rob a bank by pretending to have a weapon. Use the verb rob when you're talking about a crime — like when a bandit robs a train in the movies, or an outlaw robs the general store on TV. You can also use it to mean "deprive," as in "Having to ride my bike to school is only going to rob me of my energy by the time I get there." Rob comes from the Old French rober, "rob, steal, or ransack." WORD FAMILY rob: robbed, robber, robbery, robbing, robs+/robber: robbers/robbery: robberies USAGE EXAMPLES Company spokesman Rob Carlton stated in a Nov. 17 email that Koch revenue fluctuates with the price of commodities. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Yu said he spoke to an elderly woman who was robbed of her iPhone 7, cash and cosmetics by the suspects on Dec. 22. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Thursday in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria after a man robbed a convenience store. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v take something away by force or without the consent of the owner The burglars robbed him of all his money Hypo\|Hyper hold up, stick up rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat pick pilfer or rob mug rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence steal take without the owner's consent 2v rip off; ask an unreasonable price Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, soak, surcharge undercharge charge (someone) too little money extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring obtain by coercion or intimidation bleed get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone cheat, chisel, rip off deprive somebody of something by deceit
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