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store detective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈstore deˌtective noun [countable]  SCPsomeone who is employed in a large shop to watch the customers and to stop them stealing 店铺侦探〔在大商店里专抓行窃者的雇员〕
Examples from the Corpus
store detectiveThe highest award was £307,781 to a computer expert who injured his back helping a store detective stop a suspected shoplifter.Ian Walker, prosecuting, said a store detective spotted Melia going into a cubicle to try the jeans on.If I were a store detective, I'd never have let me out of there without a body search.But one store detective isn't totally satisfied.
ˈstore deˌtective nounChineseSyllable
to large who someone shop employed in a Corpus is


store detective
ˈstore deˌtective noun [countable]
someone who is employed in a large shop to watch the customers and to stop them stealing


store detectiveBrE /ˈstɔː dɪtektɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstɔːr dɪtektɪv/ 🔊 nouna person employed by a large shop/store to watch customers and make sure they do not steal goods 商店专抓行窃者的雇员