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/ˈbɜːrɡlər/ · /ˈbɜːɡlə/
Someone who goes into a house, a shop, or another building without being allowed to, in order to steal things.
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複數 burglars
核心畫面
Think of someone getting inside a building they have no right to enter — through a window left open, a forced back door — while nobody is there, in order to take things away.
一個人從沒鎖好的窗戶或被撬開的後門「進到建築物裡面」，趁沒人的時候把東西拿走。這個字的重點在「闖入」這個動作——不是…更多收起
一個人從沒鎖好的窗戶或被撬開的後門「進到建築物裡面」，趁沒人的時候把東西拿走。這個字的重點在「闖入」這個動作——不是在街上搶你，也不是趁你不注意順走你的皮夾，而是進入一個本來不該他進的空間。所以英文才會有 burglar alarm（防盜警報器）這種裝在門窗上的東西：要防的正是「進來」這一步。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
burglarnoun/ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/
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A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing a crime, usually theft.
- The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.
- In the village itself his lionheartedness had been a legend ever since he had brained a burglar with a number seven iron, and the jury in Guildford had, despite the clear direction of the judge, resolutely declined to convict him for the use of unnecessary force.
burglarverb/ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/
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To commit burglary.
- The latter, with another constable, remained to watch the burglared premises both back and front, […]
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。