| 释义 |
pil·fer
I. \ˈpilfə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English pilfre, from Middle French pelfre
archaic : something that is pilfered; also : the act of pilfering : pilferage
II. verb
(pilfered ; pilfered ; pilfering \-f(ə)riŋ\ ; pilfers)
Etymology: Middle French pelfrer, from pelfre booty
intransitive verb
: plunder, rob; especially : to steal little by little or by taking articles of small value : commit or practice petty theft
< pilfered from his fellow students — Times Literary Supplement >
transitive verb
1. : to steal in small quantities : filch
< pilfered his roommate's stamps and writing paper >
2. : to take (as ideas or thoughts) and use as one's own : crib
< able to pilfer all the new ideas of industrial construction — Emil Lengyel >
Synonyms: see steal |