名詞 pickpocket:

1. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
   同義詞：cutpurse, dip

1. The pickpocket stopped dead when he saw the policeman.
   那小偷看到警察突然停了下來(lái)。
2. The pickpocket bolted when he saw the policeman.
   那扒手見了警察便溜之大吉。
3. The pickpocket tried to run away with the passenger's wallet, but he soon got caught.
   那扒手企圖偷了那位旅客的錢包就溜，但沒(méi)跑多過(guò)錯(cuò)就被抓住了。
4. The old gentleman just stood there glaring at the pickpocket and did not say a word.
   ＂這位老先生只是站在那里對(duì)那個(gè)扒手怒目而視，一句話也沒(méi)有說(shuō)。＂

pick.pock.et

n.（名詞）
One who steals from pockets.
扒手：從口袋里偷東西的人