pickpockets

英 [ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪts]

美 [ˈpɪkˌpɑkəts]

n.  扒手; 小偷
pickpocket的复数

柯林斯词典

• 扒手；小偷
  Apickpocketis a person who steals things from people's pockets or bags in public places.

双语例句

• When we go shopping, we should be on guard against pickpockets.
  当购物的时候，我们应该提防扒手。
• Winter was coming, and Soapy, one of the many thousands of New York pickpockets, felt uneasy.
  冬天就要到了，苏比感到很不安。他是纽约街头成千上万扒手中的一个。
• Beware of pickpockets when you are on the bus and on the train.
  在火车和公车上要谨防扒手！
• Today the pickpockets have overtaken their forefathers of Dickens 'time in both number and skill.
  今天，扒手在数量及技巧方面都已超过了他们在狄更斯时代的祖辈。
• Gangs of pickpockets had rushed through the carnival crowds, stealing wallets and purses.
  一帮扒手冲进狂欢节人群，偷盗钱包。
• At Brussels airport he fell victim to pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
  在布鲁塞尔机场，他被扒手盯上，钱包被偷走了。
• The group are warned to look out for pickpockets.
  这些人得到警告说要当心扒手。
• Pickpockets have always been a shadowy feature of New York's streets.
  扒窃历来是纽约街头的一个阴暗面。
• The detective was nosing around in the crowd, looking for pickpockets.
  侦探在人群中搜寻扒手。
• We are warned of pickpockets in many public places.
  在公共场合我们被警告预防扒手。