burgle
burgle — verb
- burglepresent simple I / you / we / they
- burgleshe / she / it
- burgledpast simple
- burgling-ing form
1. to go into a house or other building without permission and take things that bel
to go into a house or other building without permission and take things that belong to the people who live or work there, often by damaging a door or window to get in
Thieves burgled Elena's flat while she was visiting family in another city.
burgle + [person]'s flat/house
Police arrested two teenagers who had burgled several shops in Emre's neighbourhood.
past perfect: had burgled + location
Sumin's house was burgled last month and the thieves took her jewellery and laptop.
Anjali arrived home to find that someone had burgled her apartment and taken her television.
The old museum in Lakan's town was burgled three times before they installed security cameras.
- burglarize
Standard American English equivalent; more formal in tone
- break into
More general — can describe forced entry without theft
- rob
Applies to stealing from a person or place, often with force or threat
文法句型
burgle + building/premises
be burgled (passive)
用法筆記
Commonly used in the passive voice (be burgled). The object is always a building or premises, never a person.