| 单词 | steal |
| 释义 | steal —stealable, adj. —stealer, n. /steel/, v. , stole, stolen, stealing, n. v.t. 1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch. 2. to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment. 3. to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance: He stole my girlfriend. 4. to move, bring, convey, or put secretly or quietly; smuggle (usually fol. by away, from, in, into, etc.): They stole the bicycle into the bedroom to surprise the child. 5. Baseball. (of a base runner) to gain (a base) without the help of a walk or batted ball, as by running to it during the delivery of a pitch. 6. Games. to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck. 7. to gain or seize more than one's share of attention in, as by giving a superior performance: The comedian stole the show. v.i. 8. to commit or practice theft. 9. to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved: She stole out of the house at midnight. 10. to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually: The years steal by. 11. Baseball. (of a base runner) to advance a base without the help of a walk or batted ball. 12. steal someone's thunder, to appropriate or use another's idea, plan, words, etc. n. 13. Informal. an act of stealing; theft. 14. Informal. the thing stolen; booty. 15. Informal. something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain: This dress is a steal at $40. 16. Baseball. the act of advancing a base by stealing. [bef. 900; 1860-65 for def. 5; ME stelen, OE stelan; c. G stehlen, ON stela, Goth stilan] |
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