壹、詳盡釋義
n.(名詞)小偷竊賊燭花強盜強人取樣器抽奶樣管盜賊（尤指竊賊、偷竊犯）二、英英釋義
Noun:acriminalwhotakespropertybelongingtosomeoneelsewiththeintentionofkeepingitorsellingit三、詞典解釋
1.小偷;竊賊
Athiefisapersonwhostealssomethingfromanotherperson.
thief
e.g.Thethievessnatchedthecamera.
竊賊偷走了相機。
e.g....carthieves.
偷車賊
Anyonewhostealscanbecalledathief.Arobberoftenusesviolenceorthethreatofviolencetostealthingsfromplacessuchasbanksorshops.Aburglarbreaksintohousesorotherbuildingsandstealsthings.
凡是偷東西的人都可以稱作thief。robber常常使用暴力或威脅使用暴力從銀行、商店等處搶劫。burglar指闖入住戶或其他建築偷竊的盜賊。四、例句
Hisenemieslabelledhimathief.
他的敵人稱他為賊。
Thethiefwasconfinedinaprison.
竊賊被關押在監獄裏。
Thepolicesetatraptocatchthethief.
警察設下了捉拿竊賊的圈套。
Thethiefwascaughtred-handed.
小偷被當場抓住了。
Heranfastenoughtocatchthethief.
他跑得飛快，足以抓住那小偷。
Thethiefslidintotheroom.
小偷溜進房間。
Thethiefslippedawaydownasidestreet.
小偷悄悄從壹條小馬路溜走了。
五、經典引文
Nowthatsecuritiesare..inacomputer'smemory,thievesgoafterthepasswords.
出自：C.StollAthiefcouldentertheVWinfiveseconds.
出自：Which?Themoonisathief:hestealshis..lightfromthesun.
出自：fig.六、情景對話
報警
A：I'vejustbeenthevictimofarobbery.
我被搶劫了。
B：Athiefhasjustrobbedme.Canyousendthepolice?
壹個盜賊搶劫了我，妳能替我報警嗎？
A：Pleasetrytokeeprelaxed,sir.
別太緊張，先生。
B：Justgivemeyournameandtheplacewhereyouarecallingfrom?
請給我您的姓名與地點所在。
七、詞源解說
☆直接源自古英語的theof，意為賊。thief的相關近義詞
burglar、criminal、robber
thief的相關臨近詞
thigh、thickness、Thieffry、Thieffroy、thiefrod、thiefhole、thiefzone、thiefknot、thiefargot、thiefbooty、thiefvault、thiefhatch