thief
名词
定义 thief 名词
- B1Countable(可数名词)
A person who steals, typically in a secretive manner.
贼；小偷
The police are pursuing the thief who stole a large amount of cash from the bank yesterday.
警方正在追捕昨天从银行盗取大量现金的小偷。
The thief attempted to escape but was eventually apprehended.
小偷试图逃跑，但最终还是被逮捕了。
The shop owner installed extra surveillance cameras to deter thieves.
店主安装了额外的监控摄像头来吓阻小偷。
成语
- It takes a thief to catch a thief
This idiom suggests that a dishonest person is best suited to recognize or apprehend another dishonest individual.
以贼捕贼
• The police, in their effort to catch the scammer, collaborated with someone who had a prior criminal record.
警方为了抓住诈骗犯，与一位有犯罪前科的人合作。
- like a thief in the night
Occurring secretly, unexpectedly, and without being noticed.
偷偷地，出其不意地
• The storm arrived like a thief in the night, taking everyone by surprise.
暴风雨像夜贼一样来袭，让所有人都措手不及。
- it takes a thief to catch a thief
This idiom suggests that a dishonest individual is best suited to understand and anticipate the actions of another dishonest person.
以贼捕贼
• The police believe that to catch that fraud ring, they might need to find someone who used to do similar scams.
警方认为要抓到那个诈骗集团，可能需要找到曾经做过类似诈骗的人。