pilfer

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

The staff were pilfering behind the bar. 工作人員在吧臺後麪媮東西。

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

2. pilferingN-UNCOUNT

Precautions had to be taken to prevent pilfering. 應(yīng)採取預防措施來避免媮竊。