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    thievery

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++thiev·e·ry /ˈθiːvəri/ noun [uncountable]  formalSTEAL thieving 偷窃，偷窃行为
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    thievery• There is no evidence that the rifling and thievery of the files ever occurred.• The second time he did so, he was caught by the sorceress, who threatened to punish him for his thievery.• Casual cattle stealers ran more risk than those involved in organized thievery.
    thiev·e·ry nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus thieving


    thievery
    thiev‧e‧ry /ˈθiːvəri/ noun [uncountable]
    formal thieving