thieve怎么读?

thieve

英 [θiːv] 美
  • vi. 做贼
  • vt. 偷窃,行窃

词态变化


第三人称单数: thieves;过去式: thieved;过去分词: thieved;现在分词: thieving;

中文词源


thieve 偷窃

来自古英语 theofian,去偷,偷窃,来自 theof,小偷,即 thief 的古英语拼写形式。

英文词源


thieve (v.)
Old English þeofian "to thieve, steal," from þeof (see thief). Rare in Old English, rarer in Middle English, not common until 17c.; perhaps the modern word is a late 16c. re-formation. Thieving (adj.) first attested 1520s.

双语例句


1. He was shot dead by a thieve.
他被一个贼枪杀了.

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