好词典
steal
UK //stiːl//US //stiːl//
词源
源自古英语 'stelan'，与古高地德语 'stelan' 和古诺尔斯语 'stela' 同源，意为'偷窃'。
verb
❶ 未经允许拿走属于别人的东西，通常指非法或秘密地占有他人财物。这种行为在法律上被视为犯罪。
“He was caught trying to steal a wallet from the store.”
（他试图从商店偷钱包时被抓住了。）
“She stole money from her parents' savings.”
（她从父母的积蓄中偷了钱。）
❶ 偷偷地或悄悄地做某事，通常指不被发现或未经允许的行为。
“She stole a glance at her crush during the meeting.”
（她在会议期间偷偷瞥了一眼她暗恋的人。）
“He stole out of the house without waking anyone.”
（他悄悄溜出房子，没有吵醒任何人。）
同义词:rob, thieve, pilfer, snatch, swipe
noun
❶ 指偷窃行为或偷来的物品。在体育比赛中，也指成功抢断或拦截对手的动作。
“The police recovered the stolen goods from the thief's house.”
（警方从小偷的房子里找回了被盗物品。）
“The basketball player made a great steal in the last minute.”
（那位篮球运动员在最后一分钟完成了一次精彩的抢断。）
同义词:theft, robbery, heist, snatch, pickpocketing
常见短语
steal the show — 指某人或某事物因为表现特别出色而成为焦点，吸引所有人的注意力。
“The young actress stole the show with her incredible performance.”
（这位年轻女演员凭借惊人的表演抢尽了风头。）
steal a glance — 偷偷地快速看一眼，通常不想被别人发现。
“He stole a glance at the exam answers on his neighbor's paper.”
（他偷偷瞥了一眼邻座试卷上的答案。）
steal someone's thunder — 抢了别人的风头，指在别人之前做了某事或说了某话，使得原计划的人失去关注。
“She was about to announce her promotion, but her colleague stole her thunder by sharing his own news first.”
（她正要宣布自己升职的消息，但同事抢先分享了自己的新闻，抢了她的风头。）