pilfer

1. V-T/V-I If someone pilfers, they steal things, usually small cheap things. 偷

The staff were pilfering behind the bar. 工作人員在吧臺后面偷東西。

When food stores close, they go to work, pilfering food for resale on the black market. 食品店關(guān)閉后，他們就開始工作，偷取食物到黑市上重新販售。

2. pilferingN-UNCOUNT

Precautions had to be taken to prevent pilfering. 應(yīng)采取預(yù)防措施來避免偷竊。