单词	snitch
释义	snitch1 verbsnitch2 noun snitchsnitch1 /snɪtʃ/ verb informal Verb Table VERB TABLE snitch Simple Form Present I, you, we, they snitch he, she, it snitches Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they snitched Present perfect I, you, we, they have snitched he, she, it has snitched Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had snitched Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will snitch Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have snitched Continuous Form Present I am snitching he, she, it is snitching you, we, they are snitching Past I, he, she, it was snitching you, we, they were snitching Present perfect I, you, we, they have been snitching he, she, it has been snitching Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been snitching Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be snitching Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been snitching Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Grover snitched a couple of sugar packets from behind the counter. He watched as Grover snitched two packets of sugar from behind the counter. The supermarket has a problem with kids snitching candy bars off the shelves. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Grover, listening, snitched two packets of sugar from behind the counter. Oh, I just snitched the eyebrows from the top of the totem-pole. There was supposed to be an umbrella, but Mordaunt Dragon of Arms had snitched it for when he went fishing. Those who snitch can receive commendations and rewards of up to $ 500. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto steal something► steal to take something that does not belong to you without the owner's permission in a dishonest or illegal way: · Thousands of cars get stolen every year.· In the end he had to steal in order to survive.steal from: · drug addicts who steal from their friends and familiessteal something from: · Thieves stole paintings worth $5 million from a Paris art gallery.have something stolen: · It's strange he should have had so many things stolen in just a week.get stolen: · My grandfather refused to put his money in a bank because he was afraid it would get stolen. ► take to steal something, especially money or things that can be carried away: · Someone has been taking money from the cash box.· The burglars took our TV and stereo, but they didn't find the jewellery. ► nick/pinch British spoken to steal something: · I wonder where she got that coat -- do you think she nicked it?· Jimmy was caught pinching money from his mum's purse. ► rip off spoken to steal something, especially someone's personal possessions: rip off something: · While I was out, someone went into my hotel room and ripped off the rest of my travelers' checks. ► go off with/walk off with to steal something very easily, by picking it up and walking away with it, usually without anyone noticing: · My bag's disappeared! That woman must have walked off with it!· Guards in the lobby prevent employees from going off with computers and sensitive documents. ► help yourself to informal to steal something very easily without anyone trying to stop you: · While no one was looking Louise and Alice helped themselves to some apples and bananas.· Burglars cut through the ceiling and helped themselves to $3.6 million in jewels. ► pilfer to steal things, especially small things or things you do not think are very valuable: · The farmer caught them pilfering apples from his orchard.· The villagers pilfered stones from ancient ruined cities to build their houses. ► swipe informal to steal something quickly when someone is not looking: · While I was swimming in the river, somebody swiped all my clothes!· I wish I knew who'd swiped my earrings. ► snitch American informal to steal something, especially something small and not very valuable: · The supermarket has a problem with kids snitching candy bars off the shelves.· He watched as Grover snitched two packets of sugar from behind the counter. 1[intransitive] to tell someone in authority about something that another person has done wrong, because you want to cause trouble for that personsnitch on Somebody snitched on me.2[transitive] to quickly steal something unimportant or of little value SYN nick British English snitch1 verbsnitch2 noun snitchsnitch2 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsnitch2 Origin: 1700-1800 Perhaps from snitch ‘(a blow on) the nose’ (17-21 centuries) Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All well and good, until one day when a federal snitch gave away a wire room. At first most residents stayed home, afraid to be seen as snitches. Both witnesses were known liars and virtually professional snitches who got favors from jailers for informing, the court said. Names of a half dozen snitches have been listed as prosecution witnesses to whom Wooten allegedly confessed. Others have gone free because their prosecutors relied on junk science, jailhouse snitches or bad cops. Our local snitches no longer can drop a dime on some one. informal someone who is not liked because they tell people in authority when other people do things that are wrong or against the rules SYN  sneak:  He didn’t want to be a snitch, and besides, Kevin was his friend.
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