| 词汇 | purloining |
| 释义 | purloining present participle ofpurloin purloin verb[ T ] formal or humorousuk /pəˈlɔɪn/ us /pɚˈlɔɪn/ to steal something: 偷窃，偷盗 I was using a pen that I'd purloined from the office.我在用的钢笔是我从办公室顺手牵羊拿来的。 Synonyms filchinformal lift(STEAL) nick(STEAL)UKinformal pilfer pinch snarfinformal steal(TAKE) swipe(STEAL)informal Stealing abscond abscond with someone/something aggravated burglary anti-burglar anti-burglary eavesdrop hot-wire housebreaking jemmy jimmy job kleptomania piratically plunder poach poaching porch piracy rustle rustling snaffle Examples of purloiningpurloining In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But even then we find some families purloining part of the equipment provided. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What was agreed following discussions between the two airlines and myself was an exchange of routes, not a purloining of routes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have some suspicion as to who were responsible for purloining the vehicles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not condone the purloining or publishing of papers on matters such as public safety if they are confidential. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He hasn't an ill-tempered, mean-spirited bone in his body, and apart from some mischievous penchant for purloining policemen's helmets, is always a gentleman. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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