shoplifter
shoplifter — 名詞
1. an individual who takes merchandise from a store without paying, typically by co
商店扒手
在商店內偷取商品不付款的人
an individual who takes merchandise from a store without paying, typically by concealing the items
Security guards at the mall watch for shoplifters near the jewelry counter every evening.
購物中心的警衛每天晚上都在珠寶櫃檯附近注意商店扒手。
passive + 'watch for': shoplifters are watched / monitored
Mizuki watched a suspected shoplifter put perfume into her bag and walk out.
Mizuki 看到一名可疑的商店扒手把香水放進包包裡，然後走出去。
verb + object: watched a suspected shoplifter + do something
A store employee caught the shoplifter hiding video games under his jacket.
一名店員逮到那名商店扒手將電玩藏在夾克裡。
Last year, shoplifters cost this grocery store over forty thousand dollars in stolen goods.
去年，商店扒手讓這家雜貨店損失了超過四萬美元的失竊商品。
Nkechi saw a shoplifter run out of the pharmacy and immediately called the security guard.
Nkechi 看到一名商店扒手跑出藥局，立刻通知了警衛。
- thief
broader term for anyone who steals; shoplifter specifies stealing from stores
- kleptomaniac
a person with a compulsive urge to steal, often due to a mental health condition; not all shoplifters are kleptomaniacs
- pilferer
less common, usually refers to someone who steals small items over time, not necessarily from a store
- honest customer
a person who pays for the items they take from a store
- law-abiding shopper
a person who follows the law while shopping
用法筆記
Distinguish from the related noun 'shoplifting', which refers to the criminal act itself (e.g. 'She was arrested for shoplifting'). 'Shoplifter' always refers to a person.