Wordiyo

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 English
pilferother
=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.

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