pilfer + noun phrase
多指盗取小件或价值不高的物品。
He pilfered office supplies.
他盗取了办公用品。
偷窃；小偷小摸
偷少量物品或小件物品；行窃。；盗取；剽窃
to steal things of small value or in small amounts; to commit petty theft.
偷少量物品或小件物品；行窃。
To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
一般现在时
He pilfers small items from the store.
他经常从商店偷小物品。
现在进行时
The employee is pilfering office supplies.
这个员工正在偷办公用品。
一般过去时
She pilfered a pen from the library yesterday.
她昨天从图书馆偷了一支笔。
规则动词
The employee pilfered office supplies for months before being caught.
那名员工偷偷拿办公用品好几个月才被发现。
用法提示：动词过去式，表示持续的小偷小摸行为。
He was caught pilfering from the donation box.
他在从捐款箱里偷东西时被抓住。
用法提示：动词现在分词，表示正在进行的偷窃动作。
She pilfers small items from the store whenever she thinks no one is watching.
她趁没人注意时从商店里偷些小东西。
用法提示：动词第三人称单数，表示习惯性的小偷小摸。
多指盗取小件或价值不高的物品。
He pilfered office supplies.
他盗取了办公用品。
强调来源。
He was caught pilfering from the store.
他在店里小偷小摸被抓住。
She pilfered a few coins from her mother's purse.
她从母亲钱包里盗取了几枚硬币。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a pilfer.
正确表达He is a pilferer.
“pilfer”是动词，不能用作名词。表示“小偷”的名词形式是“pilferer”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He pilfered the store.
正确表达He pilfered from the store.
“pilfer”的宾语应为被盗的物品，而非地点。要表达“从某处偷窃”，需用“pilfer from”结构。
pilfer + -er
pilfer + -age
pilfer + -ing
pilfer + proof
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