rob
verb
rɒb verb
1
rob steal
to steal money or property from a person, bank etc Someone can a person or place, but you cannot say that they rob an object or amount of money. Use . rob 可以表示抢劫一个人或地方，但不能表示偷某个东西或一定数量的钱，表示后者用 steal
They killed four policemen while robbing a bank.
他们抢劫一家银行的时候杀了四名警察。
A 77-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint.
一名 77 岁老妪遭到持刀抢劫。
rob sb of sth
They threatened to shoot him and robbed him of all his possessions.
他们威胁要开枪打死他并抢走他的全部东西。
He robbed a bank, stealing cash and valuables worth $500,000.
他抢劫了一家银行，偷了价值 50 万美元的现金和贵重物品。
2
rob Peter to pay Paul
to take money away from someone or something that needs it in order to pay someone else or use it for something else 拆东墙补西墙; 剜肉补疮
Taking money out of the hospital’s budget for this is simply robbing Peter to pay Paul.
从医院的预算里拿钱用到这里，简直是在剜肉补疮。
3
rob sb blind
to steal everything someone has [非正式] 把某人偷个精光 informal
The minute your back’s turned, they’ll rob you blind.
你一转身他们就会把你偷个精光。
4
I/we was robbed!
used when you think that you were beaten unfairly in a sport [英，口] 我/我们输得不公平！ 冤枉！〔用于体育比赛中〕 BrE spoken
5
rob the cradle
to have a sexual relationship with someone who is a lot younger than you – used humorously [美] 老牛吃嫩草〔指跟比自己年龄小很多的人有性关系，幽默用法〕; AmE BrE
6 to take away an important quality, ability etc from someone or something 使丧失，剥夺
The illness robbed him of a normal childhood.
疾病使他失去了一个正常的童年。