rob, steal, plunder, deprive

動詞 rob:

1. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
   同義詞：overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, hook

1. Not only do they rob you, they smash everything too.
   他們不僅搶奪你的財物，還要把每樣東西都搗毀。
2. Do not rob Peter to pay Paul.
   [諺]不要挖肉補瘡。
3. The silly ending robs the plot of any credibility.
   這愚蠢的結尾使得整個情節(jié)變得一點都不可信。
4. They knocked him down and robbed him of his briefcase.
   他們把他打倒在地，搶走了他的公文包。

rob

v.（動詞）
robbed,rob.bing,robs
v.tr.（及物動詞）
Law To take property from (a person or persons) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.
【法律】 搶，掠奪：通過使用或威脅使用暴力或武力非法奪取（他人）財產的行動；盜竊
To take valuable or desired articles unlawfully from:
非法搶劫貴重物品或想要得到的東西：
例句：
rob a bank.
搶銀行

To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone):
非法剝奪屬于（某人）、（某人）想得到或（某人）合法應有的東西：
例句：
robbed her of her professional standing.
剝奪她的職業(yè)地位

To deprive of something injuriously:
損害性地使喪失某物：
例句：
a parasite that robs a tree of its sap.
吃樹木樹液的寄生蟲

To take as booty; steal.
把…作為贓物；偷竊
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To engage in or commit robbery.
行劫：進行盜竊或犯盜竊罪

<習慣用語>rob (someone or something) blind
To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way:
用異乎尋常的欺騙手段或徹頭徹尾地搶劫：
例句：
robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion.
當被雇傭作同伴時向這對老盲人夫妻進行搶劫

rob the cradle【非正式用語】
To have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone significantly younger than oneself.
與比自己年輕得多的人發(fā)生風流韻事或性關系
來源：
Middle English robben
中古英語 robben
from Old French rober
源自 古法語 rober
[of Germanic origin] * see reup-
[源于日耳曼語] *參見 reup-

【引伸】
rob.ber
n.（名詞）