| 单词 | burglar |
| 释义 | burglar (once / 1283 pages) n Use the word burglar when you're talking about someone who steals things from inside a house or a building. A burglar often breaks a window or forces a lock, intending to take valuable items. The act of doing this is burglary, and to do it is to burglarize in the United States, or to burgle in Britain. In the 1540's, burglar was a short form of the word burglator, from the Latin burgare, "to break open." WORD FAMILYburglar: burglars+/burglarious: burglariously/burglarise: burglarised, burglarising/burglarize: burglarized, burglarizes, burglarizing/burglary: burglaries, burglarious, burglarise, burglarize/burgle: burglar, burglary, burgled, burgles, burgling USAGE EXAMPLESShe monitored a video feed of a masked, shirtless burglar. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) The office says the quakes apparently did trigger burglar alarms at two businesses, and caused a rock slide that did not block a nearby highway. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Vermont State Police say a burglar or burglars got into the small general store through the front windows. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) n a thief who enters a building with intent to steal Hypo|Hyper cat burglar, housebreaker a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house stealer, thief a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
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