burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
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المعاني
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Break into a building to steal
to go into a building illegally to steal
نمط الاستخدام:
burgle [a house/flat/shop/office]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
مرادفات
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
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burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
أضداد
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
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protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
تراكيب شائعة
burgle a house
|burgle a home
|burgle a flat
|burgle an apartment
|burgle a shop
|burgle a store
|burgle an office
|burgle a bank
|attempt to burgle
|be burgled
مواضيع
crime
|law
|home
أمثلة
- Someone burgled our house while we were on holiday.
- Two teenagers were arrested for burgling a local shop.
- The office was burgled overnight and several laptops were taken.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- A man tried to burgle the house.
- Our flat was burgled last night.
فعل
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action
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Commit burglary
to do burglary
نمط الاستخدام:
burgle (in/around [a place])
غلطة شائعة:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
مرادفات
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
أضداد
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
تراكيب شائعة
burgle in the area
|burgle locally
|burgle regularly
|go out burgling
|a gang that burgles
|burgle at night
|burgle for cash
|burgle to fund a habit
مواضيع
crime
|law
أمثلة
- The police believe the same group has been burgling in the area for months.
- He admitted that he used to burgle to pay off his debts.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- They were caught burgling at night.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
المقاطع والنبر
burgle (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
مفيش تعبيرات مرتبطة بالمدخل ده لسه.