burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Англійська
betör, betörést követ el
ДІЄСЛОВО
C1
1
betör
B1
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Поширена помилка:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Значення
Break into a building to steal
Словосполучення
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
Синоніми
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
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burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Антоніми
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
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protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Теми
crime
|law
|home
Визначення
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
ДІЄСЛОВО
C1
2
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Поширена помилка:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Значення
Commit burglary
Словосполучення
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
Синоніми
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Антоніми
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Теми
crime
|law
Визначення
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Граматика
Словникова форма
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
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burgle (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Форми слова
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
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