/rɒb ||; rɑb/verb [T] (
robbing;robbed)
rob sb/sth (of sth) 1 to take money, property, etc from a person or place illegally 抢劫；盗窃: to rob a bank 抢劫银行 ☞Look at the note at steal. 参看steal的注释。
2 rob sb/sth (of sth) to take sth away from sb/sth that he/she/it should have 强取；剥夺: His illness robbed him of the chance to play for his country. 疾病使他失去代表国家出赛的机会。