rob
verb [ T ] uk/rɒb/ us/rɑːb/ -bb-
B1 抢劫，掠夺;盗取
to take money or property illegally from a place, organization, or person, often using violence
The terrorists financed themselves by robbing banks. 恐怖分子靠抢银行来获得资金。
My wallet's gone! I've been robbed! 我的钱包没了！我被偷了！
They robbed the company of $2 million. 他们从这家公司盗取了两百万英镑。
C2 使丧失;剥夺
If someone is robbed of something they deserve or want, it is taken away from them.
A last-minute injury robbed me of my place on the team. 我在最后一刻受了伤，失去了在球队中的位置。
- More examples
- They were robbed of all their savings.
- Police said the couple had been trussed up and robbed before being shot.
- He was robbed while he was on holiday.
- He was robbed of his wallet and car keys.
- That was when I realized I'd been robbed.
Idiom
rob Peter to pay Paulidiom 拆东墙补西墙;借新债还旧债
to borrow money from one person to pay back money you borrowed from someone else