1.They messed the thief up pretty badly.

1.他们狠揍了那一顿。

2.His enemies labelled the boy a thief.

2.他的敌人把这个小孩叫做小偷。

3.The police surprised the thief into confessing.

3.警察出其不意地使小偷招认了。

4.There is a thief in our midst.

4.我们当中有小偷。

5.He collared the thief after a chase.

5.他追上那个， 扭住了他的领口。

6.He incriminated the thief to the judge.

6.他向法了那个偷的人。

7.He abetted the thief in robbing the bank.

7.他教抢劫银行。

8.The policeman trussed up the thief with ropes.

8.警察用绳子把捆起。

9.He gave the thief a oner on the head.

9.他猛击那的头部。

10.He made an admission that he was the thief.

10.他承认他是。

11.When he called me a thief I promptly hit him.

11."他骂我是时,我立即揍了他。"

12.Show me a liar , and I will show you a thief.

12.[谚]说谎是偷的开始。

13.The rogue swore against the young man,saying he was a thief.

13.那个流氓诬赖那个年轻人,一口咬定他是小偷。

14.They aided and abetted in getting the police to catch the thief.

14.他们协助警察抓住了小偷。

15.At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.

15.在电影的结尾，这个人由于彻底绝望而成了小偷。

16.It was incongruous to see a thief sitting there cheek by jowl with the policeman.

16.一个小偷同一个警察亲切地坐在一起,这看上很不协调。

17.Procrastination is the thief of time.

17.拖延就是浪费时间。

18.The police finally cornered the thief.

18.警察终于把那个小偷逼入一个角落。

19.Lax security allowed the thieves to enter.

19.松懈的保安措施使小偷有机可乘。

20.The thief glided out of the room.

20.小偷俏俏地溜出了房间。