thieving

Word family nounthieverythievingthievishnessadjectivethievishadverbthievishlyverbthieve

thiev·ing /ˈθiːvɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU]

British EnglishBrE informalSTEAL the act of stealing things 偷窃，偷窃行为

—thieving adjectiveadj

thieving pirates

强取豪夺的海盗

Examples from the Corpus

thieving• What he said about thieving - it's important.• I suspected about his thieving, but I couldn't prove it at that stage.• He supplemented his income by poaching, gambling and out-and-out thieving.• Some are drawn into a life of crime: petty thieving, drugs trafficking etc.• What income he has comes from heroin, extortion and other people's thieving.• She gave examples of their thieving, drinking, and other bad habits.

Origin thieving

(1500-1600) thief

词汇	thieving
释义	thieving Word family nounthieverythievingthievishnessadjectivethievishadverbthievishlyverbthieve thiev·ing /ˈθiːvɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE informalSTEAL the act of stealing things 偷窃，偷窃行为 —thieving adjectiveadj thieving pirates 强取豪夺的海盗 Examples from the Corpus thieving• What he said about thieving - it's important.• I suspected about his thieving, but I couldn't prove it at that stage.• He supplemented his income by poaching, gambling and out-and-out thieving.• Some are drawn into a life of crime: petty thieving, drugs trafficking etc.• What income he has comes from heroin, extortion and other people's thieving.• She gave examples of their thieving, drinking, and other bad habits. Origin thieving (1500-1600) thief
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