| 词汇 | burgling |
| 释义 | burgling present participle ofburgle burgle verb[ T ] mainly UKuk /ˈbɜː.ɡəl/ us /ˈbɝː.ɡəl/(US usuallyburglarize, uk /ˈbɜː.ɡlər.aɪz/ us /ˈbɝː.ɡlə.raɪz/) B2 to enter a building illegally and steal things: 入室盗窃 When they got back from their holiday they found that their home had been burgled.他们度假回来时发现家中被盗了。 to steal something stealI caught him trying to steal my bike. takeSomeone took their car from outside the house. shopliftHe was caught shoplifting by a security guard. robHe robbed a bank. burgleUKWhen she got home from work, she discovered that her house had been burgled. pilferEmployees pilfering paper, pens, etc. can cost employers a lot. On their return they discovered that their house had been burgled. After her house was burgled, she made a claim on her insurance.她家被盗后，她要求按保单赔付。 Hearing strange noises downstairs, the old lady thought she was being burgled. He went out burgling nearly every night to support his drugs habit. The place was in such a mess that I thought we'd been burgled. Stealing abscond abscond with someone/something aggravated burglary anti-burglar anti-burglary eavesdrop hot-wire housebreaking jemmy jimmy job kleptomania piratically plunder poach poaching porch piracy rustle rustling snaffle Examples of burglingburgling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It transpired that there were only two little boys asleep: all the others had broken out and were burgling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, some people are daily harassed by that kind of minor burgling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us suppose that two men take part in burgling a house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the intention to burgle remains the same, the act of burgling is just as serious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To my mind, it is extremely excessive to keep on the statute book a sentence of 14 years for the offence of burgling people's homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My second objection is to the intrusive surveillance—bugging and burgling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the object of assisting the police in preventing people burgling your flat or mine, or pinching your car or mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One will never be able to catch all illegal immigrants or stop people burgling and breaking into houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why, even in extraordinary circumstances, should a chief constable be able to authorise the bugging and burgling of premises? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Reoffending rates clearly show that, if burglars and others are behind bars, they are not out burgling people's houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is really like a burglar declaring his intention to stop burgling certain homes—not all—and then expecting the public to admire him for his abstinence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The police responded to a call with enormous speed and the man was caught red-handed burgling my constituent's home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we tend to give it a lower rating as a socially unacceptable thing to do than burgling someone's home or stealing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Pushers create a dependency market for which they have guaranteed customers who have less and less money and thus go thieving, burgling and nicking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people in the courts who are guilty of persistent burgling and drug dealing will receive much greater sentences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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