Word
thievery
/ˈθiːvəri/
noun
偷窃；盗窃
核心释义
the act of stealing
- 1.
偷窃行为；盗窃行为
The act of theft, the act of stealing.
偷窃行为；盗窃行为；偷窃；赃物；[法] 偷窃行为；被窃之物；偷窃事件
用法In use
The store installed security cameras to reduce thievery.
用法提示：thievery 是名词，意为“偷窃”，此处作 reduce 的宾语。
He was arrested for thievery at the local market.
用法提示：thievery 是名词，表示偷窃行为，作介词 for 的宾语。
The museum increased its security after a series of thieveries.
用法提示：thieveries 是 thievery 的复数形式，指多起偷窃事件。
commit thievery
He was arrested for committing thievery.
他因犯偷窃罪被捕。
accuse someone of thievery
The manager accused the employee of thievery.
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