shoplifting

IPA/ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ/
KK[ʃˈɑplˌɪftɪŋ]IPA/ˈʃɑːplɪftɪŋ/

shoplifting — 名詞

1. the crime of entering a store and secretly taking its products without paying —

1.名詞B1
釋義

順手牽羊

未結帳即帶走商店商品的行為

the crime of entering a store and secretly taking its products without paying — shoplifters typically hide the items in their pockets, under their coat, or inside a bag before walking out

例句

A teenager was caught shoplifting at the supermarket near his high school.

一名青少年在他高中附近的超市偷拿商品，當場被逮到。

caught shoplifting — passive construction with crime verb

Store detectives watch customers carefully to prevent shoplifting in department stores.

店內保全會仔細觀察顧客，防止有人在百貨公司順手牽羊。

prevent shoplifting — verb + noun collocation

常見搭配
  • commit shoplifting
  • be caught shoplifting
  • be arrested for shoplifting
  • be charged with shoplifting
  • prevent shoplifting
  • deter shoplifting
  • suspected of shoplifting
  • a shoplifting incident
  • a shoplifting spree
  • a rise in shoplifting
同義詞
  • theft

    broader term for any act of taking someone else's property without permission

  • stealing

    more general, everyday word for taking something that does not belong to you

  • shrinkage

    formal or euphemistic term used by retailers for inventory loss including shoplifting; not used in everyday speech

文法句型

uncountable noun

用法筆記

Shoplifting is a specific type of theft that happens only inside a shop where the thief pretends to be a customer. It differs from robbery (stealing using force or threats) and burglary (illegally entering a building to steal). Shoplifting is always uncountable — you say 'three cases of shoplifting', never 'three shopliftings'.

常見錯誤

He was arrested for shoplift.
He was arrested for shoplifting.
The noun form is shoplifting, not shoplift. 'Shoplift' is the verb only.
The police caught him in shoplifting.
The police caught him shoplifting.
The correct pattern is 'catch + person + shoplifting', with no preposition.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • shoplifting incident
  • shoplifting spree
  • shoplifting charge

常用片語

  • catch someone shoplifting
  • be arrested for shoplifting
  • be charged with shoplifting
  • a rise in shoplifting

介系詞搭配

  • for shoplifting
  • of shoplifting
  • with shoplifting