burglar

UK:  ['bɜː(r)ɡlə(r)]

US:  ['bɜrɡlər]

复数：burglars  

n.

1.夜贼,窃贼,小偷

2.(夜间闯入室内的)夜盗,夜间窃贼

1 . He lunged at the burglar and wrestled with him for the weapon.
他向窃贼猛扑过去，为夺取武器与之搏斗。

2 . Leaving these items outside all day could make it appear no one is home and that may make your house a more enticing target to a burglar.
别让这些东西整天放置在外令人知道家中无人，容易成为盗贼的目标。

3 . When I was walking back through the door, she woke up, thought I was a burglar, and threw the closest thing to her at me.
当我回到家以后，我老婆以为我是个入室的小偷，随手就拿了个东西砸过来。

4 . The burglar must have been very stealthy if he was able to get past the two watchmen without being noticed.
能逃多两个守夜人而不被发现，这小偷一定是非常隐秘的。

5 . Britain was the most burgled country in the EU, although it had more burglar alarms than any country except Ireland.
英国是欧盟入室盗窃行为最严重的国家，尽管英国的防盗警铃比爱尔兰以外的任何国家都多。