pilfer
UK/'pilfә/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To steal small items or small amounts, especially repeatedly.
小偷小摸，偷窃（小物件）
Root Breakdown
Native Englishpilferother
=pilfer
Common Collocations
- 1.pilfer from从……偷窃
- 2.pilfer goods顺手牵羊拿走货物
- 3.[pilfer supplies]偷拿物资
- 4.caught pilfering被抓到偷东西
Example Sentences
- 1.
The employee was caught pilfering office supplies from the storage room.
- 2.
Hungry and desperate, he began to pilfer food from the market stalls.