pilfered
past simple and past participle ofpilfer
| 单词 | pilfered |
| 释义 | pilfered past simple and past participle ofpilfer pilfer verb[IorT] uk/ˈpɪl.fər/us/ˈpɪl.fɚ/tostealthings ofsmallvalue: He wascaughtpilfering (sweets)fromtheshop. Synonyms filchinformal lift(STEAL) nabinformal nick(STEAL)UKinformal pinch(STEAL)informal purloinformalorhumorous snarfinformal swipe(STEAL)informal to steal something
Stealing
Examplesofpilferedpilfered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If this charge were true, the discovery would have remained public, but would have been re-attributed to the person from whom it waspilfered. From theCambridge English Corpus Mention has been made of £2 million worth of valuable goods beingpilferedfrom the various sectors of publicly owned transport undertakings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, what matters in this case is what is likely to bepilfered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All this food has reached its destination except for very small quantitiespilferedin transit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is common knowledge that an identity card is almost useless because it can bepilferedby anyone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we to leave our men for 10 years in the desert, surrounded by barbed wire, with their stores beingpilfered? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But we have found it because other lines have been able to bepilferedfor it. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I am not aware of any general complaint that parcels arepilfered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These werepilfered, too, and she said that as a result there was no more pilfering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those were the circumstances which led to the conditions under which the baggage of these unfortunate people was lost or, in some cases,pilfered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the meantime, they had done slight damage to an aircraft and hadpilferedsome first-aid equipment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hesitate to say that £750 million has beenpilferedfrom the national insurance fund, but there has been sleight of hand at the very least. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many cases where their relatives have offered to find the money which these men havepilfered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I merely said that goods of this nature had beenpilferedwhen sent by rail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would draw attention to the fact that under the heading "lost, stolen orpilfered" there may be quite a large quantity of goods not stolen or pilfered. 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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