burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Angol
betör, betörést követ el
IGE
C1
1
betör
B1
Használati minta:
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.
Példák tanulóknak
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Jelentés
Break into a building to steal
Szókapcsolatok
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
Szinonimák
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antonimák
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Témák
crime
|law
|home
Definíció
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
IGE
C1
2
Használati minta:
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.
Példák tanulóknak
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Gyakori hiba:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Jelentés
Commit burglary
Szókapcsolatok
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
Szinonimák
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antonimák
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Témák
crime
|law
Definíció
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
burgle (1 szótag)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Szóalakok
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
Szócsalád
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