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amass pelf
pelf 作宾语，常见动词有 amass, accumulate, seek 等。
He spent his life amassing pelf through dishonest means.
他一生通过不正当手段积累不义之财。
钱财；不义之财
pelfs — plural of pelf
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钱财；不义之财
informal term for money, often ill-gotten
He spent his life amassing pelf through dishonest means.
他一生通过不正当手段积累不义之财。
非正式用词，常含贬义
灰尘；绒毛
Dust; fluff.
He spent his pelf on a new bike.
他把钱花在了一辆新自行车上。
They hid their pelf in an old box under the bed.
他们把钱财藏在床底下的旧箱子里。
She saved her pelf for a rainy day.
她存钱以备不时之需。
pelf 作宾语，常见动词有 amass, accumulate, seek 等。
He spent his life amassing pelf through dishonest means.
他一生通过不正当手段积累不义之财。
形容词 filthy 常修饰 pelf，强调其非法或不道德来源。
They were only interested in filthy pelf, not in helping others.
他们只对肮脏的钱财感兴趣，而不是帮助他人。
用于介词短语，表示目的或动机。
In pursuit of pelf, he neglected his family and friends.
为追逐不义之财，他忽视了家人和朋友。
Not this
He made a pelf from illegal activities.
Use this
He made pelf from illegal activities.
pelf 是不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词 'a'。去掉 'a' 后句子更自然。
Not this
He pelfed the money and ran away.
Use this
He took the pelf and ran away.
pelf 是名词，不能用作动词。应使用动词 'took' 搭配名词 'the pelf'。
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