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thievery 英 ['θiːv(ə)rɪ] 　

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thievery

n. 赃物；偷窃；盗窃事件　

名词复数:thieveries　

For penny-pinchers, the line between thrift and thievery turns out to be as tangled as a yard-sale yo-yo.　对吝啬鬼来说，节俭和偷窃之间的界线竟如同旧货市场上的溜溜球般纠结杂乱。

But Americans across the spectrum increasingly see Wall Street's shortcomings as a form of modern thievery.　但是各个阶层的美国人越来越多的把华尔街的缺点看成某种形式的偷窃行为。

1. For penny-pinchers, the line between thrift and thievery turns out to be as tangled as a yard-sale yo-yo.

对吝啬鬼来说，节俭和偷窃之间的界线竟如同旧货市场上的溜溜球般纠结杂乱。
2. But Americans across the spectrum increasingly see Wall Street's shortcomings as a form of modern thievery.

但是各个阶层的美国人越来越多的把华尔街的缺点看成某种形式的偷窃行为。
3. Justifying his beer, Majiri says, "At least I am not into thievery like most of my colleagues who are subsidizing their income that way.

说起喝酒，Majiri争辩道：“至少我没有像我其它大部分同事一样用偷窃来添补收入。”

thievery (n.) 1560s, from thieve + -ery. An Old English word for it was þeofend.

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