shoplifter

基本解释

"I was getting abuse every day," says Mr. Duckworth, who left his job due to a knee injury inflicted by a would-be shoplifter.
达克沃斯先生说：“我每天都要被这些不文明的行为折磨。” 而他现在已经不干这个工作了，原因是他的膝盖被一个可能成为入店盗窃犯的人弄伤。
My father is a bank robber, my sister is a shoplifter; my oldest brother was hung, and I have a brother in Harvard Medical College.
我爸爸是个盗窃银行的强盗，我的姐姐是商店扒手，我的哥哥被绞死了。我还有个弟弟在哈佛医学院。
The average shoplifter steals at least twice a week, gets caught one time in 48 and is then handed over to the police in 50% of cases.
普通的商店偷窃者每周起码盗窃2次，每48次偷窃被抓住一次，并有50%的几率因此被送进警察局。

Like a shoplifter, crying with relief at being caught.
NEWYORKER: Hand on the Shoulder
Erring MPs cannot escape punishment by offering grovelling apologies and repaying the unjustified expenses they were caught claiming: that would be like letting off a shoplifter who volunteered to return the dress she swiped from Harrods.
ECONOMIST: Cleaning up Parliament