burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Anglų
betör, betörést követ el
VEIKSMAŽODIS
C1
1
betör
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Dažna klaida:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Reikšmė
Break into a building to steal
Kolokacijos
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
Sinonimai
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antonimai
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Temos
crime
|law
|home
Apibrėžimas
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
C1
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Dažna klaida:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Reikšmė
Commit burglary
Kolokacijos
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
Sinonimai
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antonimai
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Temos
crime
|law
Apibrėžimas
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
burgle (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
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