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单词 pilfer
释义
pilfer
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈpɪl.fər/us
/ˈpɪl.fɚ/
tostealthings ofsmallvalue:
小偷小摸；一点一点地偷窃
He wascaughtpilfering (sweets)fromtheshop.他在商店里偷窃（糖果）被抓住了。
Synonyms
filchinformal
lift(STEAL)
nabinformal
nick(STEAL)UKinformal
pinch(STEAL)informal
purloinformalorhumorous
snarfinformal
swipe(STEAL)informal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to steal something
  • stealI caught him trying to steal my bike.
  • takeSomeone took their car from outside the house.
  • shopliftHe was caught shoplifting by a security guard.
  • robHe robbed a bank.
  • burgleUKWhen she got home from work, she discovered that her house had been burgled.
  • pilferEmployees pilfering paper, pens, etc. can cost employers a lot.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stealing
  • abscond
  • aggravated burglary
  • anti-burglar
  • anti-burglary
  • anti-piracy
  • hot-wire
  • housebreaking
  • jemmy
  • jimmy
  • job
  • kleptomania
  • piratical
  • plunder
  • poach
  • poaching
  • purloin
  • rustle
  • rustling
  • snaffle
  • snitch
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(Definition ofpilferfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pilfer| American Dictionary

pilfer
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈpɪl·fər/
tostealthings of littlevalueor insmallamounts:
[I/T]Neighborhoodkidswere pilfering (candy) from thecornerstore.
(Definition ofpilferfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

pilfer| Business English

pilfer
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈpɪlfər/us
tostealthings that are notworthmuchmoney,especiallyfrom theplacewhere youwork:
He wascaughtpilferingstationerymore thanonce.
tostealmoney,ideas,information, etc. from anorganization:
They werechargedwithconspiracyto pilfer $600m from amajorinternationalconglomerate.
U.S.officialsclaimedthe plane'selectronicsurveillanceequipmenthad beenthoroughlyexaminedand pilfered bytheirmilitary.

pilferage

noun[U]
ClosedcircuitTVshavehelpedreducethelevelsof pilferageexperiencedbyretailers.

pilfering

noun[U]
His pilfering of thefundlandedhim inprisonanddestroyedhispoliticalcareer.
(Definition ofpilferfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpilfer

pilfer
There are less absenteeism and less pilfering and profitability rises.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If this charge were true, the discovery would have remained public, but would have been re-attributed to the person from whom it was pilfered.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Mention has been made of £2 million worth of valuable goods being pilfered from the various sectors of publicly owned transport undertakings.
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Where pilfering occurs in this country, inquiries are undertaken by specially trained investigating officers with a view to the detection and punishment of the offenders.
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Pilfering may occur either before or after the parcels reach this country.
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But pilfering from vehicles in towns is a scourge.
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He may only be showing off to his friends at school, and may perhapspilferfrom a local store or a market.
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However, what matters in this case is what is likely to be pilfered.
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I saw only this morning a report by the railway authorities that pilfering on the railways is eight times what it was before the war.
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People who are intent upon pilfering take very good care to remove the notices if they can, with that very object in view.
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The sole object of this is to stop pilfering or theft.
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All this food has reached its destination except for very small quantities pilfered in transit.
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The statement was made to the effect that they were pilfering from each other.
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I think that it has, but if one started to allow the public into the compound, pilfering would soar again.
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The dictionary definition is that to "maraud" is to make a plundering raid; to go about pilfering.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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