n.賊；小偷

His enemies labelled him a thief. 他的敵人稱他為賊。

The thief was confined in a prison. 竊賊被關(guān)押在監(jiān)獄里。

The thief was caught red-handed. 小偷被當(dāng)場抓住了。

He ran fast enough to catch the thief. 他跑得飛快，足以抓住那小偷。

The thief slid into the room. 小偷溜進(jìn)房間。

The thief slipped away down a side street. 小偷悄悄從一條小馬路溜走了。

thief的基本意思是“賊,小偷,盜賊”,指趁人不在場或不防備時(shí)盜取財(cái)物的人,尤指不采用暴力的盜賊。

thief的復(fù)數(shù)形式為thieves。