• n. 圣衣；女用披肩
• v. 偷竊，偷盜（steal的過去式）

來自古英語 stole,長袍，圣帶，來自拉丁語 stola,長袍，圣衣，祭衣，來自希臘語 stole,長袍， 來自 stellein,放置，穿上，來自 PIE*stel,放置，站立，詞源同 stall,still.引申詞義披肩，圍巾。

stole (n.)

Old English stole "long robe, scarf-like garment worn by clergymen," from Latin stola "robe, vestment" (also source of Old French estole, Modern French étole, Spanish estola, Italian stola), from Greek stole "a long robe;" originally "garment, equipment," from root of stellein "to place, array," with a secondary sense of "to put on" robes, etc., from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Meaning "women's long garment of fur or feathers" is attested from 1889.

1. He stole a glance at the clock behind her.

他偷偷地看了一眼她背后的鐘。

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2. "Liar!" Sarah screamed, as she thrashed the child. "You stole it."

“叫你撒謊！”薩拉一邊揍著孩子，一邊尖叫道，“就是你偷的。”

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3. He stole, lied, deceived and pimped his way out of poverty.

他通過偷竊、撒謊、欺詐和拉皮條使自己擺脫了貧困。

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4. He stole a Mars bar from the school tuck shop.

他從學校小吃店偷了一條瑪氏巧克力棒。

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5. Leroy stole up the hall to the parlor.

勒羅伊偷偷穿過門廳走到客廳。

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