burglar

Word family adjectiveburglariousadverbburglariouslyverbburglarizeburglenounburglaryburglar alarmburglar

bur·glar /ˈbɜːɡlə $ ˈbɜːrɡlər/ noun [countableC]

STEALsomeone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things 小偷，窃贼 → robber, thief, cat burglar► see thesaurus at thief

Examples from the Corpus

burglar• He got into bed as carefully as a burglar climbing through a window.• A 79-YEAR-OLD man was struck with a hammer by a burglar who broke into his home, Teesside Crown Court heard yesterday.• One does not normally anticipate the presence of a burglar.• Police believe the burglar got in through the kitchen window.• Trying to find out for certain if you were the burglar, and laying a little trap for you if you were.

Origin burglar

(1500-1600) Anglo-French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglator, from burgare “to burgle”, from Latin burgus “defended place”

词汇	burglar
释义	burglar Word family adjectiveburglariousadverbburglariouslyverbburglarizeburglenounburglaryburglar alarmburglar bur·glar /ˈbɜːɡlə $ ˈbɜːrɡlər/ ●●○ noun [countableC] STEALsomeone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things 小偷，窃贼 → robber, thief, cat burglar► see thesaurus at thief Examples from the Corpus burglar• He got into bed as carefully as a burglar climbing through a window.• A 79-YEAR-OLD man was struck with a hammer by a burglar who broke into his home, Teesside Crown Court heard yesterday.• One does not normally anticipate the presence of a burglar.• Police believe the burglar got in through the kitchen window.• Trying to find out for certain if you were the burglar, and laying a little trap for you if you were. Origin burglar (1500-1600) Anglo-French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglator, from burgare “to burgle”, from Latin burgus “defended place”
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