| 单词 | burglarize |
| 释义 | burglarize (once / 42212 pages) v To burglarize is to break into a building or home and steal something from it. Your locked doors and barking dog are likely to stop a bad guy's plan to burglarize your house. In the UK, you'd probably use the verb burgle instead, but in the US burglarize is more common. You're even more likely to simply say "steal" or "rob," but if you need to be specific about the fact that a building was entered illegally during the crime, say burglarize. WORD FAMILYburglarize: burglarized, burglarizes, burglarizing+/burglar: burglars/burglarious: burglariously/burglarise: burglarised, burglarising/burglary: burglaries, burglarious, burglarise, burglarize/burgle: burglar, burglary, burgled, burgles, burgling USAGE EXAMPLESThe post office located in the Teago General Store was burglarized between the early evening of Dec. 21 and the next morning. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Police say a storage unit where the bicycles were being kept was burglarized. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) Curtis Arnold, editor in chief of Cardratings.com, used one of his cards for reimbursement for a stolen lawn mower after his shed was burglarized. Reuters(Dec 07, 2016) v commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling Syn|Hyper burglarise, burgle, heist steal take without the owner's consent |
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