n.[C]
- 贼，小偷
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The
thief was caught in the act.
小偷当场被捕。
- 【方】（引起淌蜡的）烛花
短语
Set a thief to catch a thief.
- 以贼捉贼。
辨析
n.
(pl. thieves)
a person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence.
Etymology
OE thīof, thēof, of Gmc origin.
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