/sti:l ||; stil/verb (
past tense stole /stəʊl
||; stol/
past participle stolen /ˈstəʊlən
||; ˈstolən/)
1 [I,T] steal (sth) (from sb/sth) to take sth from a person, shop, etc without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it 偷；窃 · The terrorists were driving a stolen car. 恐怖分子驾驶一辆偷来的汽车。We found out she had been stealing from us for years. 我们发现多年来她一直在偷我们的东西。 ☞You steal things, but you rob a person or place My camera has been stolen! I've been robbed! to rob a bank 偷东西叫做steal，抢劫他人叫做rob：My camera has been stolen!我的照相机被偷走了！·I've been robbed!我被人抢劫！·to rob a bank抢劫银行
Look also at the note at thief. 另参看thief的注释。 2 [I] steal away, in, out, etc to move somewhere secretly and quietly 偷偷移动