filch
vt. 偷窃, 窃取
发音
US
/fɪlt͡ʃ/
其它
UK
/fɪlt͡ʃ/
词形变化
filches
复数
filches
filch'd
filched
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三单
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现在分词
filched
过去式
filched
过去分词
释义与例句
n.
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1.
Something which has been filched or stolen.
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2.
An act of filching; larceny, theft.
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3.
A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief.
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4.
A hooked stick used to filch objects.
废旧
v.
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1.
To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
及物Hey, someone filched my wallet!
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English filchen (“to pilfer, steal”). The further origin of the word is uncertain, but it is likely from or related to Old English fylċian (“to marshal troops”) and Old English ġefylċe (“band of men, army, host”), which would make it also related to folk.
来源:wiktionary