【thief音标】 英[θi:f] 美[θi:f]
【单词释义】 thief是什么意思：
n.小偷，盗贼；（使蜡外流的）蜡烛心结的烛花
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] thieves
【thief形近词/近似词】
chief n. 首领；族长；酋长 adj.首席的；主要的；首要的
mischief n.顽皮，淘气；恶作剧；损害，危害；祸根
【单词例句】
◇ I think I should thank God. This is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man rather than me who became a thief…
我想我应该感谢上帝，因为：第一，我损失的只是财物，而人却毫发未损；第二，我只损失了部分财物，而非所有财产；第三，最幸运的是，做小偷的是那个人，而不是我……
---- Being Grateful
◇ When they were shown in her office and saw her once more, she brought them a teapot of tea and some cookies, laughing and saying, “I rubbed some cream and wax on my garment and passed myself off as a shabby woman among thieves and robbers to investigate a plot.
当他们被带进她的办公室再次见到她时，她给他们拿来一壶茶和一些饼干，笑着说：“我把奶油和蜡涂在大衣上假扮成寒酸肮脏的女人混进在小偷和抢劫犯中间，是为了调查一宗阴谋。