好词典
robbed
UK /rɒbd/US /rɑːbd/
词源
源自中古英语robben，受古法语rober影响，最终可追溯至日耳曼语词根raubōn（掠夺）。
verb
❶ 指通过暴力、威胁或欺骗手段非法夺取他人财物的行为，通常带有突然性和强制性。
“He was robbed at gunpoint on his way home.”
（他在回家路上被人持枪抢劫。）
“The masked men robbed the bank and escaped in a black car.”
（蒙面人抢劫了银行后乘坐黑色轿车逃离。）
❶ 比喻因不公正待遇而遭受重大损失，常用于抽象事物的剥夺。
“The scandal robbed him of his reputation.”
（丑闻事件使他名誉扫地。）
“The injury robbed the athlete of a chance to compete.”
（这次受伤剥夺了运动员参赛的机会。）
同义词:steal, loot, plunder, deprive
常见短语
robbed blind — 形容被彻底洗劫或欺骗，损失极其惨重的情况。
“The elderly couple was robbed blind by fake contractors.”
（这对老夫妇被假冒承包商骗得倾家荡产。）
daylight robbery — 指明目张胆的掠夺或价格极其不公的情况，带有强烈谴责意味。
“Charging $10 for a bottle of water is daylight robbery!”
（一瓶水卖10美元简直是明抢！）