- theft (of something)
the crime of stealing something from a person or place 偷;偷窃;盗窃罪 car theft 偷盗汽车 Police are investigating the theft of computers from the company's offices. 警方正在调查这家公司办公室里的计算机失窃案。 A number of thefts have been reported recently. 近来有些偷窃案的报道。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2She admitted the theft of three pairs of shoes. 她承认偷了 3 双鞋。 They are accused of theft from a newsagent's shop. 他们被指控在一家报刊经销点进行偷窃。 a spate of thefts over the Christmas period 圣诞节期间发生的一连串盗窃案 the crime of attempted theft 盗窃未遂罪 the wholesale theft of copyrighted music 大规模盗窃版权受保护的音乐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- petty
- grand
- attempted
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- series
- spate
- string
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- theft from
- theft of
Word OriginOld English thīefth, thēofth, of Germanic origin; related to thief.