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steal
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- pronunciation:
- stil
- parts of speech:
- verb, verb, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
steals, stealing, stole, stolen |
| definition 1: |
to take from another without permission or right.
偷
Someone stole my bicycle.有人偷了我的自行车。- synonyms:
- take
- similar words:
- appropriate, capture, embezzle, hijack, liberate, lift, loot, palm, plunder, poach, pocket, rip off, rob
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| definition 2: |
to get in a clever or secret way.
悄悄地做
She stole a glance at the comic book.她悄悄地瞄了一眼漫画书。- synonyms:
- sneak
- similar words:
- catch, grab, snatch
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| definition 3: |
to run safely to while the pitcher is throwing to the batter.
（棒球）偷垒
He was thrown out while trying to steal home.他在试图偷垒时被出局了。 |
| related words: |
pick |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| definition: |
to move secretly or without being noticed (usually followed by "in," "out," or "away").
偷偷地溜走
He stole away from the party and went home.The cat found an open window to the warm house and stole in.他从聚会上偷偷地溜走，回了家。猫发现了一扇开着的窗户通往温暖的房子就偷偷地溜了进来。- synonyms:
- slide, slip, sneak
- similar words:
- creep, elapse, glide, lurk, prowl, tiptoe
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| related words: |
edge |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(informal) something bought at a very low price; bargain.
大便宜货
At this low price the car is a steal.这么低的价格，这个车是个大便宜货。- synonyms:
- bargain
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| definition 2: |
an act of stealing a base in baseball.
（棒球）偷垒
He had three steals in the game.他在比赛中有三次偷垒。 |
| derivation: |
stealer (n.) |
Are you looking for the word steel (a metal)? Steal and steel sound alike but have different meanings.
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