shoplifter(名词):商店行窃者;商场小偷。指在商店里偷走商品而不付款的人。
/ˈʃɒpˌlɪf.tər/(英式)
/ˈʃɑːpˌlɪf.tɚ/(美式)
A shoplifter was caught trying to leave without paying.
一名商店行窃者在试图不付款离开时被抓住。
The security guard reviewed the footage to identify the shoplifter, who had been stealing small items for weeks.
保安查看监控录像以确认那名商店行窃者;此人已连续数周偷取小件商品。
由 shop(商店)+ lifter(“拿走的人”,来自 lift “举起、提起、拿走”)构成。字面意思就是“从商店里把东西‘提走’的人”,后来固定指“在商店偷东西的人”。