偷窃 — meaning in English

tōu qiè

English meaning

boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
filch verb (informal) To steal something, usually a small or cheap item.
pilfer verb To steal small amounts of things, especially items of little value.
poach verb To cook something gently in barely simmering liquid, usually water.
purloin verb (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.
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.

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.

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).