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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
thief
thief [thief thieves] BrE [θiːf] NAmE [θiːf] noun (pl. thievesBrE [θiːvz] ; NAmE [θiːvz] ) a person who steals sth from another person or place •a car/jewel, etc. thief see also ↑theft, see honour among thieves at ↑honour n., thick as thieves at ↑thick adj. Word Origin: Old English thīof, thēof, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dief and German Dieb, also to ↑theft. Collocations: Crime Committing a crime commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism steal sb's wallet/purse/(BrE) mobile phone/(NAmE) cell phone rob a bank/a person/a tourist break into/ (BrE) burgle/ (NAmE) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment hijack a plane/ship/bus smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants launder drug money (through sth) forge documents/certificates/passports take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam Fighting crime combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially BrE) antisocial behaviour foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot help/support/protect the victims of crime Investigating crime report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially BrE) an incident to the police witness the crime/attack/murder/incident investigate a murder/(especially NAmE) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially BrE) a police/murder inquiry investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime collect/gather forensic evidence uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker question/interrogate a suspect/witness solve/crack the case more collocations at ↑justice Example Bank: •A thief snatched her handbag containing her wages. •The alarm is usually sufficient to deter a would-be thief. •The thief struck while the family were out. •A car thief made off with a top director's BMW last night.
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