小偷英文：thief。
一、小偷的英文释义
thief读法：英[θiːf]，美[θif]：n.小偷，贼。小偷英语thief是指趁人不在场或不防备时盗取财物的人，尤指不采用暴力的盗贼。thief的复数形式为thieves。
二、小偷的英语短语
1、beat a thief打小偷；jewel thief盗珠宝贼
2、sentence a thief判处盗贼；a gang of thieves一伙贼
3、stop a thief抓贼；habitual thief惯偷
三、小偷的英语例句
1、He ran fast enough to catch the thief.他跑得飞快，足以抓住那小偷。
2、We learn that cats can symbolise a thief 's pedigree.我们就此了解猫可以象征着小偷的背景。
3、The thief got clean away with the money.那个贼拿着钱逃之夭夭了。
4、A thief planted the television set he had stolen on this innocent old woman.一个贼把偷来的电视机栽赃给这位无辜的老太太。
5、At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.在电影的结尾, 这个人由于彻底绝望而成了小偷。
6、He made an unsuccessful attempt to stop the thief.他试图捉住小偷,但未能成功。
7、The thief struggled to get free.那贼挣扎着要逃脱。
8、The police had to make a forcible entry into the house where the thief was hiding.警察不得不强行进入小偷藏身的那座房子