单词 | purloin |
释义 | purloin From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Crimepurloinpur‧loin /pɜːˈlɔɪn, ˈpɜːlɔɪn $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive]formalSCC to obtain something without permission – often used humorously He must have purloined a key from somewhere.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuspurloin• Thieves purloined about $4 million in jewels from the mansion.Origin purloin (1300-1400) Anglo-French purloigner “to put away, make useless”, from Old French porloigner “to put off, delay”, from loing “at a distance” |
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