thief  [θiːf]

n.

贼;小偷;窃贼

【英文释义】

A thief is a person who steals something from another person.

【例句】

The thief got clean away.

那小偷已逃之夭夭。

Watch your bag ─ there are thieves around.

小心你的提包，这里有小偷。

prison  [ˈprɪzn]

n.

监狱;牢狱;看守所

【英文释义】

a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed, or while they are waiting for trial

【例句】

He was sent to prison for five years.

他被关押了五年。

If you go on like this you'll end up in prison.

如果你继续这样，早晚得进监狱。

pilfer  [ˈpɪlfə(r)]

v.

偷窃(小东西);小偷小摸

【英文释义】

to steal things of little value or in small quantities, especially from the place where you work

【例句】

We know that pilfering goes on.

我们知道常有小偷小摸的事情。

He was caught pilfering.

他行窃时被抓个正着。

awake  [əˈweɪk]

v.

唤醒;(使)醒来

【英文释义】

When you awake or when something awakes you, you wake up.

【词组搭配】

fully awake 完全清醒的

keep someone awake 使某人保持清醒

【例句】

In a few seconds she was wide awake.

片刻之间她完全醒来。

I awoke from a deep sleep.

我从沉睡中醒来。