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单词 thief-catcher
释义

thief /thēf/

noun (pl thieves /thēvz/)
  1. Someone who takes unlawfully what is not his or her own, esp by stealth
  2. A flaw in a candlewick that causes guttering
ORIGIN: OE thēof; cf Ger Dieb

thiefˈlike adjective and adverb

thiefˈ-catcher or thiefˈ-taker noun

  1. A person whose business is to arrest thieves
  2. A detective

thieves' kitchen noun

A haunt of thieves and other criminals

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