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单词 shoplift
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shoplift

(ʃɒplɪft)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense shoplifts, present participle shoplifting, past tense, past participle shoplifted
verb
If someone shoplifts, they steal goods from a shop by hiding them in a bag or in their clothes.
He openly shoplifted from a supermarket. [VERB]
They had shoplifted thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise. [VERB noun]
shoplifterWord forms: plural shoplifters countable noun
...a shoplifter in court for stealing a bottle of perfume.

shoplift in British English

(ˈʃɒplɪft)
verb
to steal (goods) from a shop during shopping hours
He openly shoplifted from a supermarket.
They had shoplifted thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise.

shoplift in American English

(ˈʃɑpˌlɪft)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to steal articles from a store during shopping hours
Derived forms
shoplifter (ˈshopˌlifter) (ˈʃɑpˌlɪftər)
noun

Examples of 'shoplift' in a sentence
shoplift

Colleagues were called after the pair were accused of shoplifting bottles of plonk.
The Sun (2008)
But powers to charge offenders would be extended to cover more traffic offences and shoplifting.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Another possibility is court facilities in shopping centres, enabling swift justice for shoplifting and other offences.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some 4.4 billion worth of goods was stolen from British shops last year and the number of shoplifting incidents seems to be on the rise.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They may be bailed or remanded in custody or, in the case of guilty pleas to less serious offences such as shoplifting, be sentenced and punished.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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