[intransitive, transitive] (stole /stəʊl; NAmE stoʊl/, stolen /ˈstəʊlən; NAmE ˈstoʊ-/) to take sth from a person, shop/store, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it盗窃；偷窃◆He was accused of stealing $2.4 million from his own firm.他被指控从自己的公司盗窃 240 万元。◆I had my credit card stolen.我的信用卡被盗了。◆(figurative) We need a product that will steal business from our competitors.我们需要能够从我们的竞争对手那里悄悄夺取生意的产品。 ●steal a ˈmarch (on sb) (not used in the passive 不用于被动式) to gain an advantage over sb by doing sth before them抢先一步；先发制人◆The company is looking for ways to steal a march on its European competitors.这家公司正在寻找办法抢先其欧洲竞争对手一步。