burglary

'bә:^lәri

Collins 1

n. entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

n. 夜盗行为, 盗窃, 盗窃行为
[法] 夜盗行为, 夜间入屋窃盗罪, 窃盗

Collins 星级

7,225

BNC 频率

10,553

使用频率

burglary 由词根 burg（意为“城堡”或“房屋”）和后缀 -lary（表示行为或状态）构成，整体意为“入侵房屋的行为”。

例句

1. The police are investigating a burglary that happened last night.

警方正在调查昨晚发生的入室盗窃案。

2. She was scared after her house was broken into during a burglary.

她在家中遭遇入室盗窃后感到害怕。

3. Many people install security systems to prevent burglary.

很多人安装安全系统以防止入室盗窃。