英语词汇“pilfer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pilferpilfer /ˈpɪlfɚ/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYpilfer

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French pelfrer, from pelfre stolen things

VERB TABLE

pilfer

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pilfer
	he, she, it	pilfers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	pilfered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have pilfered
	he, she, it	has pilfered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had pilfered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pilfer
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have pilfered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am pilfering
	he, she, it	is pilfering
	you, we, they	are pilfering
Past	I, he, she, it	was pilfering
	you, we, they	were pilfering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been pilfering
	he, she, it	has been pilfering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been pilfering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be pilfering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been pilfering

to steal small amounts of things, or things that are not worth much, especially from the place where you work—pilferer noun [countable]—pilfering noun [uncountable]