| 单词 | pilfer |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['pilfə] |
| 解释 | v. 偷窃 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 偷窃(esp. to steal in small quantities) 【考】 abscond : depart / pilfer : take(逃跑是偷偷离开/偷 窃是偷偷获取) 【记】 可能是pelf(钱财)+er →拿钱财→偷窃 【例】 Jimmy pilfered a few cookies when his mother wasn't looking. |
| 字源 | pilfer (v.) 1540s, from pilfer (n.) "spoils, booty," c.1400, from Old French pelfre "booty, spoils" (11c.), of unknown origin, possibly related to pelf. Related: Pilfered; pilfering. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 偷窃(少量或小部份) 【记】pelf赃物, 战利品pil = pill(n 药丸), fer带来: 偷药丸－小偷小摸 【类】abscond: depart = pilfer: take逃跑是偷偷离开 = 偷窃是偷偷获取 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自于pelf 钱；音：扒富，扒手扒财富 【相关】形似的偷：thief, lifter |
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