purloin

🇬🇧 UK/pә:'lɒin/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To steal something, especially in a sneaky or dishonest way.

偷窃,盗取

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
purloinother
=purloin

Common Collocations

  • 1.purloin documents盗取文件
  • 2.[purloin funds]挪用资金
  • 3.purloin secrets窃取秘密

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The clerk was caught trying to purloin cash from the register.

  • 2.

    Someone had purloined the confidential documents from the director's office.

  • 3.

    He purloined a few ideas from his colleague's research without giving credit.

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