【Glossary】
重点词汇语法讲解
Glossary
nip into (somewhere) (v.) - to go into a place for a short time. 急忙赶往
Where did she nip off to?
她急急忙忙到哪儿去了?
A burglary (n.) - a theft in a house or shop. 入户行窃;入户盗窃罪
如:I don’t buy the burglary story.
我可不相信这种夜间遭到撬窃的说法。
A break in (n.) - a burglary (colloquial) 非法闯入
A dustbin (n.) - a big bin. (家庭用的)垃圾箱〔桶〕
These old shoes can go in the dustbin now.
这对旧鞋子现在可以进垃圾箱了。
The politicians who lost the elections will be consigned to the dustbin of history.
落选的政客就要丟进历史的垃圾箱。
A thief (n.) - Somebody who steals something. 小偷, 盗贼,贼,窃贼
The thief was trapped by the police in an old house.
小偷被警察困在一所旧房子里。