vt. 抢劫;使…丧失;非法剥夺
vi. 抢劫;掠夺
rob 抢劫
来自 PIE*rueb,*reup,抓,抢,词源同 rape,rip,rupture.
Lord, hou schulde God approve þat þou robbe Petur, and gif þis robbere to Poule in þe name of Crist? [Wyclif, c. 1380]To rob the cradle is attested from 1864 in reference to drafting young men in the American Civil War; by 1949 in reference to seductions or romantic relationships with younger persons. Related: Robbed; robbing.