thief
单词辨析：
普通用词，通常专指盗窃者，即常说的贼。
The thief was caught in the act.
小偷当场被抓。
Our watchdog scared the thief away.
我们的看门狗把小偷吓走了。
The thief was caught in the toils of the law.
窃贼落入了法网。
指结帮成伙、出没于乡间或山林地区使用恐吓或暴力抢劫的人，现尤指袭击旅行者的歹徒。
This village used to be infested with bandits.
帮匪过去常来骚扰这个村子。
On her way home, a masked bandit suddenly rushed to her and robbed her of all her possessions.
她回家的路上，有一个蒙面强盗突然向她冲过去，抢走了她的全部东西。
The bandit said he would kill the girl if she moved a muscle.
歹徒对姑娘说，如果她动一下就把她杀死。
指入夜后破门或撬窗行窃的人。
The burglar got into the house through the kitchen window.
窃贼是从厨房的窗户潜入这所房子的。
The burglar broke in and stole my money.
夜贼破门而入，偷了我的钱。
The detective soon got on the trail of the burglar.
侦探很快就发现了窃贼的踪迹。
尤指在人多拥挤之处从人们口袋、手提包里偷东西的小偷。
Beware of pickpockets!
谨防扒手!
The man in grey on the bus is a pickpocket.
公交车上穿灰衣服的那个人是个三只手。
The pickpocket stole my purse in the subway.
扒手在地铁里偷走了我的钱包。
多指用暴力、威胁等手段强行抢夺他人财物的人。
The robber made her open the safe at gunpoint.
那强盗用枪逼着她打开保险箱。
The robber is wanted by the police.
警方在通缉那个盗贼。
The robbers killed the man and took his money.
强盗们打死了那个人并拿走了他的钱。
相关例句：
The thief hit him a thump on the head.
贼在他的头上重击一下。
The thief broke into the house.
窃贼破门而入。
The thief got clean away with the money
那个贼拿着钱逃之夭夭了。
The thief abstracted a wallet from his pocket.
小偷从他的口袋中扒走了皮夹。
The thief was tailed by a policeman.
贼被警察钉住了。
The police pounced upon the thief.
警察向小偷扑了过去。