burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Αγγλικά
betör, betörést követ el
ΡΉΜΑ
C1
1
betör
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
burgle [a house/flat/shop/office]
Someone burgled our house while we were on holiday.
Valaki betört a házunkba, amíg nyaralni voltunk.
Two teenagers were arrested for burgling a local shop.
Két tinédzsert letartóztattak azért, mert betörtek egy helyi boltba.
The office was burgled overnight and several laptops were taken.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Σημασία
Break into a building to steal
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
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
Συνώνυμα
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Αντώνυμα
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
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protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Θέματα
crime
|law
|home
Ορισμός
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
ΡΉΜΑ
C1
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
burgle (in/around [a place])
The police believe the same group has been burgling in the area for months.
A rendőrség szerint ugyanaz a banda hónapok óta betöréseket követ el a környéken.
He admitted that he used to burgle to pay off his debts.
Beismerte, hogy régebben betöréseket követett el, hogy kifizesse az adósságait.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Συχνό λάθος:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Σημασία
Commit burglary
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
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
Συνώνυμα
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Αντώνυμα
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Θέματα
crime
|law
Ορισμός
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
burgle (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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