深度学习
pilfer (PIL fur) From the French word for “spoils,” this verb means “to steal a small amount or item.” Stealthily taking a wallet filled with $100 is “stealing”; sneaking a couple of cookies off a platter which your mother was saving for guests is “pilfering.” A good synonym is “filching.”
- Although she wasn’t caught by the police, Alice was punished when her mother found out she pilfered a glittery ornament off the Christmas tree in the lobby of the public library.
- Because he was such a sloppy eater, Jack pilfered a few extra napkins from the pizzeria when he ordered a chicken parmesan sandwich to go.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
机器翻译，仅供参考
pilfer（PIL fur）从法语单词“战利品”的意思来看，这个动词的意思是“偷走少量或物品”。偷偷拿走一个装满100美元的钱包就是“偷窃”；从你母亲为客人保存的盘子里偷偷拿走几块饼干是“偷窃”。“偷窃”是一个很好的同义词。
- 虽然爱丽丝没有被警察抓住，但当她的母亲发现她在公共图书馆大堂偷了一棵圣诞树上闪闪发光的装饰品时，她受到了惩罚
- 因为杰克吃得太马虎了，所以当他点了一份帕尔马干酪鸡肉三明治时，他从披萨店多偷了几张餐巾纸
