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thievery

/thee-vuh-ree/US // ˈθi və ri //

盗贼行为,盗贼,盗窃,偷窃

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural thiev·er·ies.

    • : the act or practice of thieving; theft.
    • : something taken by theft.

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Examples

  • It is worse than simple thievery because those who are most knowledgeable use their knowledge to mislead their customers.

  • He’s claimed that community members wanted several hundred thousand dollars spent in one way, but that district leaders spent it in another – which, to his way of thinking, constitutes thievery from the children.

  • He was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation.

  • Much as all of us loved Ocean's Twelve, I'm sure, it turns out that there's not really much money in high-end art thievery.

  • The majority want the thievery on Wall Street to be stopped.

  • Some international observers are suggesting the level of electoral thievery could invalidate the results.

  • Which explains as well the rather mild reaction to the mullahs' electoral thievery by the American administration.

  • They worship Mahomet, but are very bad Mahometans, being addicted beyond all other people on earth to thievery and rapine.

  • The point of the writer's attack was the grim sarcasm for such methods of thievery as are kept within the law.

  • I had to discharge Alma Jonsson last year for petty thievery.

  • We saw no disposition to thievery among them, nor did we miss a single article after their departure.

  • That Nature is a Phantasm, where cunning beggary or thievery may sometimes find good victual.