shoplifter
gb/ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/ us/ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/
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person who steals from stores
A shoplifter is a person who steals things from a store.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a shoplifter; [someone] is a shoplifter
Lỗi thường gặp:
Don’t confuse shoplifter (a thief) with shopper (a customer). Also, shoplifter is a noun, not a verb.
Từ đồng nghĩa
shop thief (A common two-word synonym; slightly more informal.)
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retail thief (More general and often used in news or security contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
honest customer (A shopper who pays for items instead of stealing them.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
caught a shoplifter
|detain a shoplifter
|apprehend a shoplifter
|a suspected shoplifter
|a would-be shoplifter
|a serial shoplifter
|a teenage shoplifter
|a shoplifter was arrested
|shoplifter deterrent
|shoplifter prevention
Chủ đề
crime
|shopping
|law
Ví dụ
- The security guard stopped a shoplifter at the exit.
- Police said the shoplifter had taken several bottles of perfume.
- The store banned the shoplifter from coming back.
Ví dụ cho người học
- A shoplifter stole a jacket from the store.
- The shoplifter was caught by security.
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shoplifter
IPA
GB/ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/
US/ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
shoplift - er (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (shoplift)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: shoplifter
- Plural: shoplifters
Cách diễn đạt
serial shoplifter
1/sˈɪɹiəl ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/
fixed phrase
person who shoplifts repeatedly
A person who steals from stores again and again.
Ví dụ
- The court heard that he was a serial shoplifter with several prior convictions.
- Store staff recognized her as a serial shoplifter.
- Police said the serial shoplifter targeted small independent shops.
suspected shoplifter
1/səspˈɛktɪd ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/
fixed phrase
person believed to be stealing
A person that people think is stealing from a store.
Ví dụ
- Staff followed a suspected shoplifter through the aisles.
- The guard asked the suspected shoplifter to wait while the police were called.
- A suspected shoplifter left quickly when he noticed the cameras.
would-be shoplifter
1/wˈʊd bˈi ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/
fixed phrase
person trying to steal
A person who is trying (or planning) to steal from a store.
Ví dụ
- The visible cameras can deter a would-be shoplifter.
- Security stopped a would-be shoplifter before he left the store.
- The manager said the new tags make it harder for would-be shoplifters.