robs

英 [rɒbz]

美 [rɑːbz]

v.  抢劫; 掠夺; 盗取
rob的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抢劫;抢夺;打劫
  If someoneis robbed, they have money or property stolen from them.
  1. Mrs Yacoub was robbed of her £3,000 designer watch at her West London home...
     雅各布夫人那块价值3,000英镑的名牌手表在西伦敦的家中被人抢走了。
  2. Police said Stefanovski had robbed a man just hours earlier.
     警察说斯泰凡诺夫斯基就在几个小时前抢劫了一名男子。
• VERB 夺走;剥夺
  If someoneis robbed ofsomething that they deserve, have, or need, it is taken away from them.
  1. When Miles Davis died, jazz was robbed of its most distinctive voice...
     随着迈尔斯·戴维斯的去世，爵士乐界失去了其最与众不同的声音。
  2. I can't forgive Lewis for robbing me of an Olympic gold.
     我不能原谅刘易斯夺走了我一块奥运会金牌。

Do not confuserobandsteal. If someonerobssomeone or a place, they take something, often violently, from that person or place without asking and without intending to give it back.They planned to rob an old widow... They joined forces to rob a factory.You can also say that someonerobsyou of something when referring to what has been taken.The two men were robbed of more than £700.If someonestealssomething, for example, money or a car, they take it without asking and without intending to give it back.My car was stolen on Friday evening.Note that you cannot say that someone 'steals' someone.
不要混淆rob和steal。rob表示抢劫某人或某地：They planned to rob an old widow（他们打算抢劫一位老寡妇），They joined forces to rob a factory（他们联手抢劫了一家工厂）。rob 也可以表示从某人身上抢走某物：The two men were robbed of more than £700（这两个男人被抢走了700多英镑）。steal表示偷窃：My car was stolen on Friday evening（星期五晚上我的汽车被偷了）。注意不能说steal someone。

双语例句

• Jiaolong: And since he could not find the stars, he robs young girls of their combs.
  娇龙：他找不到星星，就抢小女孩的梳子。
• It could just as well apply to a racketeer or a thief who robs you.
  这套说辞对骗子和窃贼同样适用。
• It robs us of immortality.
  因为它使我们丧失了永生。
• Doping is a curse that taints the achievements of clean athletes and robs them of the respect they deserve.
  兴奋剂是一个诅咒，将严重玷污其他’干净‘运动员所获得的成就，并剥夺了他们应有的尊重。
• This all-too-common ( and ultimately silly) belief robs such people of initiative, making them passive as they wait for their luck to change.
  这种太过常见（或极其愚蠢）的信仰剥夺了人们的积极性，使得他们被动地等待所谓的运气来改变自己。
• It robs us of our friends we, the survivors it robs us of our friends and loved ones.
  作为幸存者，死亡夺走了我们的朋友-，它夺走了我们的朋友和所爱的人。
• He robs Peter to pay Paul.
  抢彼得得钱，还保罗的债。
• Meanwhile, the mob outside robs her and the lamb sobs in the cafeteria.
  这时，门外的乌合之众抢劫了小羊，它只得在餐厅里抽泣。
• Robs a friend of mine and I care about him a lot.
  萝卜是我的朋友，我也很关心他。
• No matter what the "content-should-be-free" crowd says, copyright theft robs artists and businesses of their livelihoods.
  不管“内容应该免费”那伙人怎么说，盗版还是夺走了艺术家和企业的生计。