steal /stiːl/► SEE ALLbe a stealsteal a glance/look (at sb/sth)steal sb’s heartsteal a kiss (from sb)steal a march on sbsteal the showsteal sb’s thunderbeg, borrow or steal ●be a ˈsteal (especially NAmE) be for sale at an unexpectedly low price以极低价出售；极便宜◆This suit is a steal at $80. 这套西服只卖 80 美元，简直是白捡的。OPPcost/pay an arm and a leg●steal a ˈglance/ˈlook (at sb/sth) (written) look quickly at sb/sth, so that nobody notices you looking偷偷看…一眼◆He stole a glance at her out of the corner of his eye. 他从眼角偷偷瞥了她一眼。●steal sb’s ˈheart (literary) make sb fall in love with you偷走某人的心；使某人爱上自己；博得某人的欢心◆As he became more well known, his good looks and charm stole young girls’ hearts all across the country. 他越来越出名，他英俊的外表和魅力赢得了全国各地少女的芳心。●steal a ˈkiss (from sb) (literary) kiss sb suddenly or secretly偷吻（某人）◆This is the place where he first stole a kiss from me, when I was only twelve. 这是他第一次偷吻我的地方，那时我才十二岁。●steal a ˈmarch on sb (written) do sth before sb else, and so gain an advantage抢先某人一步；抢得先机◆The ‘Daily News’ stole a march on our paper by printing the story first. 《每日新闻》比我们的报纸抢先一步将这则消息刊登出来了。ORIGINThis expression probably comes from the military, referring to armies secretly marching to higher ground in order to be in a better position than the enemy.这个表达法可能源于军队偷偷行进到高处，以占据有利地势。●steal the ˈshowattract more attention and praise than other people in a particular situation抢风头；吸引更多的注意◆Actors don’t like working with animals because they often steal the show. 演员们不愿意同动物一起演戏，因为它们经常抢风头。●steal sb’s ˈthunderspoil sb’s attempt to surprise or impress, by doing sth first抢先做（从而破坏他人本想制造的新奇感或震撼效果）；抢某人的功劳◆He had planned to tell everyone about his discovery at the September meeting, but his assistant stole his thunder by talking about it beforehand. 他原本计划在 9 月份的会议上向大家宣布他的发现，可是他的助手却抢先说了这件事。ORIGINIn the eighteenth century, the writer John Dennis invented a machine that made the sound of thunder for use in his new play. The play was not a success, and was taken off and replaced by another play. When Dennis went to see the other play, he was angry to hear his thunder machine being used and complained that ‘…they will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder’. * 18 世纪，作家约翰 ∙ 丹尼斯发明了一种模拟雷声的机器，并将其用于自己的新戏中。那部戏没有成功，而被另一部戏替换下来。丹尼斯去看另一部戏时，发现别人用了自己的雷声机器，非常生气，于是就抱怨说：“…他们不演我的剧，却偷了我的雷声机器”。●ˌbeg, ˌborrow or ˈsteal ( ˌbeg, ˌsteal or ˈborrow) obtain sth any way you can千方百计搞到◆We’ll have to beg, steal or borrow enough money to pay the fines.我们无论如何都得弄到足够的钱来交罚款。