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purloin

/pɜːˈlɔɪn/

Meanings
verb

盗窃，偷窃.

To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.

Examples :

"The intern was fired after he tried to purloin company secrets to sell to a competitor. "
那个实习生试图窃取公司的机密信息卖给竞争对手，结果被解雇了。
property law action

Related Words

Illustration commit

commit noun

/kəˈmɪt/

提交，递交。

"The commit to the new software version fixed the bug. "

提交到新软件版本的代码修复了这个漏洞。

Illustration competitor

competitor noun

/kəmˈpɛtɪtər/ /kəmˈpɛtətər/

竞争者，对手。

"My brother is a strong competitor in our family's annual cooking contest. "

我哥哥是我们家每年一度的厨艺大赛里一个很强的竞争对手。

Illustration secrets

secrets noun

/ˈsiːkɹɪts/

秘密，机密，内幕.

""Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I.""

你能不能保守秘密？“能。”“我也是。”

Illustration appropriate

appropriate verb

/əˈproʊpriət/ /əˈproʊprieɪt/

使适合，使适应.

"The teacher will appropriate the new lesson plan to the students' current level of understanding. "

老师会调整新的课程计划，使之适合学生们目前的理解水平。

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

某人，有人

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

你需要为你心里的那个特别的人准备一份礼物吗？

Illustration breach

breach noun

[bɹiːtʃ]

缺口，裂缝

"The floodwaters created a breach in the riverbank, allowing the water to overflow onto the farmland. "

洪水在河堤上冲出了一个缺口，导致河水漫溢到农田里。

Illustration intern

intern noun

/ɪnˈtɜːn/ /ɪnˈtɝn/ /ˈɪntɜːn/ /ˈɪntɝn/

实习生，被拘留者.

"The intern at the law firm was studying hard to learn the ropes. "

在律师事务所实习的实习生正在努力学习入门知识.

Illustration company

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队， 公司， 团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。

Illustration property

property noun

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/

财产，所有物

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

重要的财产类型包括不动产（土地），个人财产（其他有形物品）和知识产权（对艺术创作、发明等的权利）。

Illustration wrongfully

wrongfully adverb

/ˈɹɒŋfəli/

错误地，不公正地。

"The teacher scolded him for wrongfully taking another student's pencil. "

老师因为他不公正地拿了另一个学生的铅笔而批评了他。

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

另一个，又一个。

"There is one sterling and here is another"

这里有一个英镑，这里是另一个。

Illustration refrigerator

refrigerator noun

/ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪtə/ /ɹəˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪɾɚ/

冰箱，雪柜。

"My family keeps milk and other perishable foods in the refrigerator. "

我家把牛奶和其他容易坏的食物都放在冰箱里。