a person who steals something from another person or place 賊；小偷；竊賊 a car/jewel thief 偷車/偷珠寶的賊 a gang of thieves 一夥竊賊 Thieves stole £70 000 worth of jewellery from his home. 小偷從他家裏偷了價值7萬英鎊的珠寶。 a petty thief (= who steals items of quite low value) 小偷 It is the fourth time the shop has been targeted by thieves. 這是該店第四次被小偷盯上。
Collocations Crimesee also theftCrime 犯罪 Committing a crime 犯罪 - commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
犯罪／謀殺罪／暴力侵犯他人身體罪／殘殺罪／持械搶劫罪／詐騙罪 - be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking
參與恐怖主義活動；涉嫌縱火襲擊；參與人口走私／人口販賣 - engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
參與犯罪活動／非法活動／愚昧的故意毀壞他人財産的行爲 - steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
偷某人的錢包／手機 - rob a bank/a person/a tourist
搶劫銀行／他人／遊客 - break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
入室盜竊 - hijack a plane/ship/bus
劫持飛機／輪船／公共汽車 - smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants
走私毒品／武器／軍火；偷運移民 - launder drug money (through something)
（通過…）洗毒資 - forge documents/certificates/passports
僞造文件／證件／護照 - take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
索取／收受賄賂；向（某人）行賄 - run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
進行網絡釣魚／電子郵件／互聯網詐騙
Fighting crime 打擊犯罪 - combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
打擊犯罪／恐怖主義／腐敗／販毒 - prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
防止／阻止信用卡詐騙／虐待兒童／軟件盜版 - deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
威懾／阻止犯罪分子／入室盜竊者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破壞公物者 - reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
減少／處理／嚴厲打擊持刀／持槍／暴力／街頭犯罪／反社會行爲 - foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
挫敗一起銀行搶劫案／一次恐怖分子的陰謀 - help/support/protect the victims of crime
幫助／支持／保護犯罪活動的受害者
Investigating crime 調查犯罪活動 - report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
向警方舉報不法行爲／偷竊案／強奸案／襲擊事件／暴力事件 - witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
目擊犯罪／襲擊／謀殺／暴力事件 - investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
調查謀殺案／蓄意殺人案／入室盜竊案／搶劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 - conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
進行／開始／繼續（對…的）調查／警方調查／謀殺案調查 - investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
調查／重新審理犯罪／謀殺案件 - examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
仔細檢查／調查／查找犯罪現場的指紋 - collect/gather forensic evidence
收集法醫證據 - uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
發現新證據／詐騙／欺詐／密謀／陰謀／政治腐敗／私藏武器 - describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
描述／指認嫌疑犯／罪犯／作惡者／攻擊者／襲擊者 - question/interrogate a suspect/witness
詢問嫌疑人／目擊證人 - solve/crack the case
破案
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmenta2A thief snatched her handbag containing her wages. 一個小偷搶走了她的手提包，裏面裝着她的工資。 The alarm is usually sufficient to deter a would-be thief. 警報器通常足以使想要行竊的人罷手。 The thief struck while the family were out. 盜賊趁這家人外出時下了手。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- would-be
- common
- petty
- …
- gang
- catch
- snatch something
- steal something
- take something
- …
Word OriginOld English thīof, thēof, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dief and German Dieb, also to theft.
Idioms
(there is) honour among thieves
- (saying)
used to say that even criminals have standards of behaviour that they respect 盜亦有道
(as) thick as thieves
- (informal)
(of two or more people 兩個或以上的人 very friendly, especially in a way that makes other people suspect that something wrong, illegal or dishonest is involved in the situation 非常友好；親密無間；過從甚密