| 单词 | robber |
| 释义 | robber (rɒbəʳ ) Word forms: robbers countable noun B2 A robber is someone who steals money or property from a bank, a shop, or a vehicle, often by using force or threats. Armed robbers broke into a jeweller's through a hole in the wall. Synonyms: thief, raider, burglar, looter Collocations: catch a robber Remarkably she gets it back when the police catch the robber. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He subsequently appealed for help to catch the robbers. Times, Sunday Times One part of the drama follows the thieves and the other the police and their efforts to catch the robbers. The Sun Two witnesses chased and caught the robber, who later confessed to the crime. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He thought catching the robbers would help him win the sheriff's office. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If, as has been suggested, the train robbers had a mystery backer, who was it? The Times Literary Supplement A bounty hunter searches for three train robbers who are masquerading as normal peace-loving residents in a small town. The Sun The sentences handed down to the train robbers were of an exemplary heaviness. The Times Literary Supplement In fact, in the progressive social atmosphere of the 1960s, the sentences given to those of the train robbers who were caught were quite widely regarded as excessive. Times, Sunday Times With that, they embark on a mini crime spree before settling down to a quiet married life — until along comes the chance to join the train robbers. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 强盗 Japanese: 強盗 人 |
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