偷窃 — meaning in English
tōu qiè
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English meaning
- boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
- filch verb To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- pilfer verb To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- poach verb To cook something gently in barely simmering liquid, usually water.
- purloin verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- shoplift verb To steal goods from a shop while it is open for business.
- sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
- steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
Senses
偷窃 is used for these senses in English:
- boost (transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.
- filch (transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- pilfer (ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- poach (by extension, ambitransitive) To take anything illegally or unfairly.
- purloin (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.
- shoplift (transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
- sneak (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
- steal (transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
boost — full definition
- noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
- verb To help increase or improve something.
- verb To start a vehicle with a dead battery using jumper cables (informal).