pilfer

/ˈpɪl.fə/ /ˈpɪl.fɚ/

Meanings

verb

偷窃，顺手牵羊

To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

Examples :

"The cashier was fired after being caught pilfering money from the cash register a few dollars at a time. "

那个收银员因为被抓到每次从收银机里顺手牵羊地偷几块钱，结果被解雇了。

Related Words

register noun

/ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tə/ /ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tɚ/

收银机，收款机

"The store's cash register recorded the total sales for the day. "

这家商店的收银机记录了当天的总销售额。

steal noun

/stiːl/

偷窃，盗窃行为

"The steal of the soccer ball from the park was upsetting to the team. "

从公园里偷走足球这件事让球队感到沮丧。

cashier verb

/kəˈʃɪə/ /kaˈʃɪə/

免职，开除军籍

"The army cashiered the soldier for insubordination. "

由于不服从命令，军队开除了这名士兵的军籍。

pilfering verb

/ˈpɪlfərɪŋ/

偷窃，顺手牵羊.

"The office worker was fired for pilfering pens and paper clips from the supply closet. "

那位上班族因为从储物柜里偷窃钢笔和回形针而被解雇了。

dollars noun

/ˈdɒləz/ /ˈdɑlɚz/

美元，块 (kuài)。

"The new bicycle costs 200 dollars. "

这辆新自行车要 200 美元 (kuài)。

quantities noun

/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tiz/ /ˈkwɑntɪtiz/

数量，计数，额度

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

你必须在数量和质量之间做出选择。

practise verb

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

练习，操练。

"You should practise playing piano every day."

你应该每天练习弹钢琴。

value noun

/ˈvæljuː/

价值，意义

"The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world."

莎士比亚笔下的夏洛克这个人物，在现代社会的价值和意义存在争议。

caught verb

[k̠ʰoːt] [kʰoːt] [kʰɑt]

抓住，逮住

"The police officer caught the speeding car on the highway. "

警察在高速公路上逮住了那辆超速行驶的汽车。

articles noun

/ˈɑːtɪkəlz/ /ˈɑɹtɪkəlz/

文章，报道，论文

"The student needed to read three articles about climate change for her science report. "

为了完成她的科学报告，这个学生需要阅读三篇关于气候变化的文章。

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

腰部, 背部。

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

孩子背着沉重的书包去上学后，腰疼得厉害。

petty noun

/ˈpɛti/

小学生，矮个子学生

"The teacher had to deal with the petty arguing between two of the students. "

老师不得不处理两个小学生之间的小争吵。