“pilfer”意为（尤指小规模、偷偷地）偷窃；顺手牵羊，常指偷一些不太贵重的小东西。（也可作名词，较少见）
/ˈpɪlfər/
He was caught trying to pilfer snacks from the office kitchen.
他被抓到试图从办公室茶水间顺手偷零食。
Over time, the company noticed that small amounts of inventory were being pilfered, which added up to a serious loss.
随着时间推移，公司注意到少量库存不断被人偷拿，累积起来造成了严重损失。
“pilfer”常被认为与古法语及中古英语中表示偷窃、盗取的词形有关，进入英语后逐渐固定为指小偷小摸的含义；它强调“偷偷拿走一点点”，语气通常比“steal”更偏向“零碎、轻微但不正当”的盗取。
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