burgle

IPA/ˈbɜːɡl/
IPA/ˈbɜːrɡl/

burgle — 動詞

  • 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

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

闖入行竊

非法進入建築物偷竊

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

例句

Thieves burgled Elena's flat while she was visiting family in another city.

竊賊趁 Elena 去外縣市探望家人時闖入她的公寓行竊。

burgle + [person]'s flat/house

Police arrested two teenagers who had burgled several shops in Emre's neighbourhood.

警方逮捕了兩名在 Emre 住的社區闖入多家商店行竊的青少年。

past perfect: had burgled + location

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

A thief stole my house last night.
A thief burgled my house last night.
💡'steal' is used for objects you can take; 'burgle' means entering a building to steal.