robs

英 [rɒbz]

美 [rɑːbz]

v.  抢劫; 掠夺; 盗取
rob的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抢劫;抢夺;打劫
  If someoneis robbed, they have money or property stolen from them.
  1. Mrs Yacoub was robbed of her £3,000 designer watch at her West London home...
     雅各布夫人那块价值3,000英镑的名牌手表在西伦敦的家中被人抢走了。
  2. Police said Stefanovski had robbed a man just hours earlier.
     警察说斯泰凡诺夫斯基就在几个小时前抢劫了一名男子。
• VERB 夺走;剥夺
  If someoneis robbed ofsomething that they deserve, have, or need, it is taken away from them.
  1. When Miles Davis died, jazz was robbed of its most distinctive voice...
     随着迈尔斯·戴维斯的去世，爵士乐界失去了其最与众不同的声音。
  2. I can't forgive Lewis for robbing me of an Olympic gold.
     我不能原谅刘易斯夺走了我一块奥运会金牌。

Do not confuserobandsteal. If someonerobssomeone or a place, they take something, often violently, from that person or place without asking and without intending to give it back.They planned to rob an old widow... They joined forces to rob a factory.You can also say that someonerobsyou of something when referring to what has been taken.The two men were robbed of more than £700.If someonestealssomething, for example, money or a car, they take it without asking and without intending to give it back.My car was stolen on Friday evening.Note that you cannot say that someone 'steals' someone.
不要混淆rob和steal。rob表示抢劫某人或某地：They planned to rob an old widow（他们打算抢劫一位老寡妇），They joined forces to rob a factory（他们联手抢劫了一家工厂）。rob 也可以表示从某人身上抢走某物：The two men were robbed of more than £700（这两个男人被抢走了700多英镑）。steal表示偷窃：My car was stolen on Friday evening（星期五晚上我的汽车被偷了）。注意不能说steal someone。

双语例句

• He robs Peter to pay Paul.
  抢彼得得钱，还保罗的债。
• It's a thief in the night who robs your strength.
  它就是一个在深夜里偷走你的力量的盗贼。
• He robs thee of and pays it thee again.
  都是他从你抢去的，他是偿还你。
• The trouble comes when technology robs a clich é of its substance as well as its form.
  当科技将一个陈词滥调的内容还有形式夺取过来的时候，麻烦就来了。
• A Cat Burglar is a thief or robber who robs somebodys home in a silent and sneaky way.
  ACatBurglar是那种会用安静而狡猾的方式盗窃别人家的小偷或强盗。
• A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint.
  抢劫者抢劫者，尤指带枪抢劫者。
• This all-too-common ( and ultimately silly) belief robs such people of initiative, making them passive as they wait for their luck to change.
  这种太过常见（或极其愚蠢）的信仰剥夺了人们的积极性，使得他们被动地等待所谓的运气来改变自己。
• No matter what the "content-should-be-free" crowd says, copyright theft robs artists and businesses of their livelihoods.
  不管“内容应该免费”那伙人怎么说，盗版还是夺走了艺术家和企业的生计。
• Doping is a curse that taints the achievements of clean athletes and robs them of the respect they deserve.
  兴奋剂是一个诅咒，将严重玷污其他’干净‘运动员所获得的成就，并剥夺了他们应有的尊重。
• No pollution or destruction of nature is allowed. It robs the body of its protections against disease.
  没有污染与对自然的破坏。它破坏了人体自身抵抗疾病的能力。