to catch a thief

to catch a thief 基本解释

抓住小偷

词组短语

1、set a thief to catch a thief 以贼捉贼

to catch a thief 用法和例句

1、Set a thief to catch a thief.

以贼捉贼。

2、To set a thief to catch a thief, that is what we call to counteract one toxin with another.

叫小偷去抓小偷，这就叫以毒攻毒。

重点词汇

catch vt. 赶上；接住；引起；看见 vt.& vi. （使）被钩住，（使）被卡住 n. 抓；隐情；捕获量；挂钩 vi. 锁住；着火；[棒球]当接球手 adj. 迷惑人的；令人容易上当的；引人注目的；令人感兴趣的

thief n. 小偷，盗贼；<口>（使蜡外流的）蜡烛心结的烛花