purloin

v. 偷窃, 盗取

发音

UK /pɜːˈlɔɪn/
其它

词形变化

purloined purloining purloins 三单 purloins purloining 现在分词 purloined 过去式 purloined 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.

    正式 幽默 及物
  2. 2.

    To commit theft; to thieve.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

lift hook sneak pinch cabbage abstract swipe filch nobble pilfer

上位词 3

steal rip rip off

词源

From Middle English purloynen (“to remove”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman purloigner (“to put far away”), one of the variants of Old French porloignier. Doublet of prolong.

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