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purloining

/per-loin, pur-loin/US // pərˈlɔɪn, ˈpɜr lɔɪn //UK // (pɜːˈlɔɪn) //

盗用,窃取,盗取,偷窃

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to commit theft; steal.

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Examples

  • If a thief gets a load of said bags, he'll pop right out of your mattress and purloin them.

  • Of course nothing could have been easier than for him to purloin the photographs; but what reason would he have for doing so?

  • He took advantage of his position to purloin my money, and then turned me over to the county jailer.

  • She is induced by Iago to purloin a certain handkerchief given by Othello to Desdemona.

  • She will usually attempt to purloin some trinket or other and be caught again.

  • From her sleep alone she could purloin the few minutes that she dedicated to her pen and her Gabriella.