Pilfer
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 偷窃
- ［英］ v. 偷窃 ( esp. to steal in small quantities)
- ［类］ abscond : depart / pilfer : take ( 逃跑是偷偷离开 / 偷窃是偷偷获取)
- ［记］ 可能是pelf ( 钱财) +er -> 拿钱财 -> 偷窃
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
verb (~ed; ~ing)
- Etymology: Middle French pelfrer, from pelfre booty
- Date: circa 1548
- intransitive verb
- steal; especially to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again
- transitive verb
- steal; especially to steal in small quantities
- Synonyms: see steal
- ? ~able adjective
- ? ~age noun
- ? ~er noun
- ? ~proof adjective
