| 词汇 | steal |
| 释义 | steal verb [ I or T ] uk/stiːl/ us/stiːl/ stole | stolen (TAKE) A2 偷，窃 to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it She admitted stealing the money from her employers. 她承认偷了雇主的钱。 The number of cars which are stolen every year has risen. 每年失窃车辆的数量在上升。 They were so poor they had to steal in order to eat. 他们非常穷，为了填饱肚子只得去偷。
(DO QUICKLY) 偷偷做;悄悄进行 to do something quickly or without being noticed She stole a glance at her watch. 她偷偷瞥了一眼自己的手表。 He stole out of the room while no one was looking. 他趁没人注意，偷偷溜出了房间。 Idioms steal someone's thunderidiom 抢先（某人）做；（尤指）抢了（某人）的成功机会（或风头） to do what someone else was going to do before they do it, especially if this takes success or praise away from them Sandy stole my thunder when she announced that she was pregnant two days before I'd planned to tell people about my pregnancy. 在我打算告诉大家我怀孕的消息之前两天，桑迪抢先宣布她怀孕了，抢了我的风头。 steal a march on someoneidiom 抢先（某人）一步 If you steal a march on someone, you get an advantage over that person by acting before they do. Our rival company managed to steal a march on us by bringing out their software ahead of ours. 与我们竞争的公司先于我们推出了他们的软件，从而抢占了先机。 steal the limelightidiom 出风头，抢镜头 to get more attention than anyone or anything else in a situation The experimental car certainly stole the limelight at the motor show. 这款实验车型无疑在车展上出尽了风头。 steal the show/sceneidiom 最受欢迎;最为出彩 to be the most popular or the best part of an event or situation The child with the dog stole the show. 带着狗的那个孩子最受欢迎。 steal noun [ C ] mainly US informal uk/stiːl/ us/stiːl/ (BARGAIN) 极廉价的物品;低价 a product that has a very low price, or a price that is much lower than the original cost I picked up a new iron in the sale - it was a steal. 我在大减价时买了个新熨斗——非常便宜。 |
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