burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Inggeris
betör, betörést követ el
KATA KERJA
C1
1
betör
B1
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Maksud
Break into a building to steal
Kolokasi
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
Sinonim
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antonim
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Tema
crime
|law
|home
Definisi
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
KATA KERJA
C1
2
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Kesilapan biasa:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Maksud
Commit burglary
Kolokasi
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
Sinonim
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antonim
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Tema
crime
|law
Definisi
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Suku kata dan tekanan
burgle (1 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Bentuk kata
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
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