| 单词 | pilferage |
| 释义 | pilferage noun[U] uk/ˈpɪl.fər.ɪdʒ/us/ˈpɪl.fər.ɪdʒ/theactofstealingthings ofsmallvalue: 小偷小摸行为Lockablecabinetsprovideprotectionagainst pilferage.上锁的柜子帮助防止小偷小摸。 Stealing
Examplesofpilferagepilferage At present about £½ million a year is the estimated loss bypilferageand wastage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Details of the value of losses from postal parcels throughpilferageare not available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 With the full co-operation of the unions, a constant campaign is being waged againstpilferageand theft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That the situation is not good can be seen from two figures—the figure ofpilferageon the railways and the figure for damage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thepilferagewhich occurs results from the present abnormal conditions within the port, due to shortage of skilled staff and lack of storage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of this approximately £300 a month is attributable topilferage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I first refer to the very seriouspilferageon the railways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 First, damage,pilferageand contamination are virtually eliminated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are several points of transfer during the long journeys involved, and opportunities forpilferagedo unfortunately occur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Another point in its favour is thatpilferageis considerably less. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain types of goods might well suffer morepilferageby road than by rail, and vice versa. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a reduction of wastage andpilferagedue to better handling, storage conditions and security, which have benefited all sections of the trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A number of measures are in force to preventpilferageand other malpractices, and these are kept under review. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Details of the value of losses from postal parcels throughpilferagealone are not available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that someone had made a decision not to send goods by rail because when he did so the goods sufferedpilferage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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