591　rob和steal

① rob常用作及物动词，意为“抢劫，掠夺”，常指盗贼使用暴力把财物从他人身上或从店铺、银行抢走，结构为：

rob sb. of sth.

sb. be robbed of sth.

这种结构中的of表示“分离，去掉”，可用于本结构的动词还有：rid，clear，relieve，drain，break，cure等。

He robbed the old man. 他抢劫了那位老人。

They robbed the bank in broad daylight. 他们在光天化日之下抢劫了银行。

The shop was robbed last night. 这家商店昨天夜里被抢劫了。

He robbed her of her money. 他抢了她的钱。

She was robbed of her money. 她的钱被抢了。

② steal可用作及物动词和不及物动词，指盗贼在事主不注意或不在场时“偷，盗，窃取”，结构为：

steal sth. from sb./sth.

have sth. stolen

Someone has stolen her watch. 有人偷了她的手表。

He stole a TV set from the shop. 他从商店偷了一台电视机。

Tom stole his family some bread. 汤姆为家人偷了一些面包。（可跟双宾语）

I have had my bike stolen. 我的自行车被偷了。（=Someone has stolen my bike.）

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①snatch表示“夺，抢”，指突然地、急速地或乘人不备地夺取。

He snatched the bag from the woman. 他从那位妇女手里夺走了包。

②snatch at sth. 表示“对着某物抓过去”，有试图抓着之义。

The climber snatched at the rope，but missed. 登山者试图抓住绳子，但没抓着。