英语释义

• having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets;

  "a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen

  "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time

片语

the light-fingered gentry扒手们

a light-fingered thief善于扒窃的贼

light-fingered gentry翻译

Be Light-fingered手脚不清

the light-fingered gentry detail扒手们

neat-handed手指灵巧的

英汉例句

• bawling in front of their booths, and yokels looking up at the tinseled dancers and old rouged tumblers, while the light-fingered folk are operating upon their pockets behind.

  跳舞的穿着浑身发亮的衣服，可怜的翻筋斗老头儿涂着两腮帮子胭脂，引起那些乡下佬睁着眼瞧，不提防后面就有三只手的家伙在掏他们的口袋。

• there is also a well-founded suspicion that light-fingered bureaucrats and greedy politicians, the very people who caused the crisis, should be held to account but won't be.

  那些擅于妙手空空的贵族和贪婪政客们正是危机的始作俑者。很多人怀疑他们本该为此负责但终究会逃开。

• bawling in front of their booths, and yokels looking up at the tinselled dancers and poor old rouged tumblers, while the light-fingered folk are operating upon their pockets behind.

  跳舞的穿着浑身发亮的衣服，可怜的翻斤斗老头儿涂着两腮帮子胭脂，引得那些乡下佬睁着眼瞧，不提防后面就有三只手的家伙在掏他们的口袋。

• yet light-fingered supporters of mr gilani are allegedly attempting to rival it.

  但是据称，吉拉尼那些高明的支持者也试图在这方面与其一决高下。