Stealing
“Stealing” 是动词 “steal” 的现在分词和动名词，表示“偷窃”“窃取”。也可用于比喻义，如 “stealing the show”（抢尽风头），但核心含义仍与未经允许拿走他人物品有关。
- “He was caught stealing from the shop.” (他在商店偷东西时被抓住了。)
- “Stealing passwords is a serious crime.” (窃取密码是严重犯罪行为。)
- “Her performance ended up stealing the show.” (她的表演最终抢尽了风头。)
“Steal” 来自古英语 “stelan”，属于日耳曼语源，长期表示秘密拿走他人物品。
“Stealing” 由词根 “steal” 加 “-ing” 构成，无额外前缀。
新闻和法律语境中 “stealing” 是明确违法行为；娱乐评论里 “steal the show” 则是褒义比喻，表示表现格外突出。
- 原形: steal
- 过去式: stole
- 过去分词: stolen
- 固定搭配: “steal the show” (抢风头), “stealing data” (窃取数据)
“steal” 发音接近“偷”的意象，“stealing” 就是正在偷或偷窃这一行为。
“The security camera showed someone stealing a backpack, and the guard called the police immediately.” (监控拍到有人偷背包，保安立刻报了警。)