rob

verb

1. 抢劫；掠夺；盗取
   to steal money or property from a person or place
   1. to rob a bank
      抢劫银行
   2. The tomb had been robbed of its treasures.
      这座坟墓里的财宝早已被盗。

1. VERB 抢劫;抢夺;打劫
   If someone is robbed, they have money or property stolen from them.
   1. Mrs Yacoub was robbed of her £3,000 designer watch at her West London home...
      雅各布夫人那块价值3,000英镑的名牌手表在西伦敦的家中被人抢走了。
   2. Police said Stefanovski had robbed a man just hours earlier.
      警察说斯泰凡诺夫斯基就在几个小时前抢劫了一名男子。
2. VERB 夺走;剥夺
   If someone is robbed of something that they deserve, have, or need, it is taken away from them.
   1. When Miles Davis died, jazz was robbed of its most distinctive voice...
      随着迈尔斯·戴维斯的去世，爵士乐界失去了其最与众不同的声音。
   2. I can't forgive Lewis for robbing me of an Olympic gold.
      我不能原谅刘易斯夺走了我一块奥运会金牌。

Do not confuse rob and steal. If someone robs someone or a place, they take something, often violently, from that person or place without asking and without intending to give it back. They planned to rob an old widow... They joined forces to rob a factory. You can also say that someone robs you of something when referring to what has been taken. The two men were robbed of more than £700. If someone steals something, for example, money or a car, they take it without asking and without intending to give it back. My car was stolen on Friday evening. Note that you cannot say that someone 'steals' someone.
不要混淆rob和steal。rob表示抢劫某人或某地：They planned to rob an old widow（他们打算抢劫一位老寡妇），They joined forces to rob a factory（他们联手抢劫了一家工厂）。rob 也可以表示从某人身上抢走某物：The two men were robbed of more than £700（这两个男人被抢走了700多英镑）。steal表示偷窃：My car was stolen on Friday evening（星期五晚上我的汽车被偷了）。注意不能说steal someone。

1. Rob may be entitled to dual nationality.
   罗布或许能拥有双重国籍。
2. He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'
   他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。
3. They rob us, they infringe our rights, they kill us
   他们劫掠我们，侵犯我们的权利，对我们实施杀戮。
4. He went to knock Rob up at 4.30am.
   他凌晨4:30去敲门唤醒罗布。
5. Mrs Yacoub was robbed of her £ 3,000 designer watch at her West London home
   雅各布夫人那块价值3,000英镑的名牌手表在西伦敦的家中被人抢走了。
6. Police said Stefanovski had robbed a man just hours earlier.
   警察说斯泰凡诺夫斯基就在几个小时前抢劫了一名男子。
7. When Miles Davis died, jazz was robbed of its most distinctive voice
   随着迈尔斯·戴维斯的去世，爵士乐界失去了其最与众不同的声音。
8. I can't forgive Lewis for robbing me of an Olympic gold.
   我不能原谅刘易斯夺走了我一块奥运会金牌。
9. Her father was shot by someone trying to rob his small retail store
   她的父亲被企图抢劫他那间小零售店的人开枪打死了。
10. Rob Harmeling won the sprint in Bordeaux.
    罗布·哈梅林在波尔多获得短跑冠军。
11. She felt her face going red — 'I'm sorry Rob, it's just that I'm, um, overwhelmed.'
    她感到自己的脸变红了——“对不起，罗布，我只是，呃，一时情绪失控。”
12. Rob's always late-if he gets here on time I'll eat my hat.
    罗布总是迟到&他要是准时到达这里，我把脑袋给你。
13. The criminals conspired to rob a bank.
    罪犯们密谋抢劫银行。
14. Later, I learnt to fight, steal and rob.
    以后，我又学会了打架、偷、抢。
15. I described how my partner, Rob Morris, and I have been in a17-year relationship.
    我向他讲述我和我的同伴罗布·莫理斯是如何处于这种长达17年的同性恋关系的。
16. Rob me of my world.
    剥夺了我的世界。
17. This man has killed several people when he tried to rob a bank.
    当这个人试图抢银行时杀死了几个人。
18. You rob my heart, honey.
    你夺走了我的心，亲爱的。
19. I could rob a jeweller.
    我可以去抢珠宝商。
20. Anyway, I was talking to rob yesterday.
    随便啦，昨天我和罗博谈了谈。
21. They want to rob my cash and cheque-book.
    他们要抢我的现金和支票簿。
22. Does she get along with rob?
    她和rob相处得怎么样？
23. And you don't have to rob a bank with me.
    而且你也不需要和我去抢银行。
24. Not only do they rob you, they smash everything.
    他们不仅抢劫了你，而且还打碎了一切设施。
25. He said he would not rob again.
    他说他再也不抢劫了。
26. ROB: She will not call because you left.
    罗勃：她不会打，因为你离开了。
27. If someone can so rob you of self-respect and self-control.
    如果有人能这样夺走你的自尊心和自控权。
28. Rob: I hate my life!
    罗伯：我讨厌我的生活！
29. Don't rob the cradle, she is too young for you.
    你不要老牛吃嫩草，她对你而言太年轻了。
30. I told you I wasn't gonna rob anybody.
    我告诉过你我不会抢劫任何人。

  plunder loot rob【导航词义：抢劫】

  plunder v. 〈书〉掠夺，抢劫

〔辨析〕尤指在战争时期用武力夺取某处的财物。

  loot v. 掠夺，抢劫

〔辨析〕尤指在战争或暴乱中洗劫商店或民宅。

  rob v. 抢夺，抢劫

〔辨析〕指抢劫某人或某个地方的财物。

rob sb/sth of sth

1. 剥夺（某人所需或应得之物）
   to prevent sb having sth that they need or deserve
   1. to rob a bank
      抢劫银行
   2. The tomb had been robbed of its treasures.
      这座坟墓里的财宝早已被盗。

v.

rob sb blind

• 骗取某人大量钱财
  to cheat or trick sb so that they lose a lot of money

rob the cradle

• 老牛吃嫩草（指跟比自己年龄小很多的人发生性关系）
  to have a sexual relationship with a much younger person

rob Peter to pay Paul

• 借新债还旧账；拆东墙补西墙
  to borrow money from one person to pay back what you owe to another person; to take money from one thing to use for sth else

verb

1. rip off

   Synonym:    overchargesoaksurchargegazumpfleeceplumepluckhook

2. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
   1. The burglars robbed him of all his money