sticky-finger

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To steal, to pilfer; to make off with (something). idiomatic,informal,transitive
    — […] "picking up" a few essential supplies, writing post-cards, and watching our Cockney comedian soft-soap the sales-girls while he sticky-fingered a few personal necessities.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sticky, finger. To touch or finger something which is sticky, or with fingers that are sticky. transitive
    — ... drove into town and bought a takeaway at a dingy working-class cafe. Then I drove up Signal Hill and in the stark, early morning light, the bay still covered in mist, watched the sun rise, sticky-fingering sausages and chips in contentment.

词形变化

sticky-fingers present,singular,third-person sticky-fingering participle,present sticky-fingered participle,past sticky-fingered past sticky finger alternative

词源

Compare sticky fingers and sticky-fingered.
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