【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。