“Pickpockets”是 pickpocket 的复数，意思是：扒手；在公共场所（如地铁、集市、景点）偷窃他人随身财物的人。常指趁人不备从口袋、包里偷走钱包、手机等。
/pkpkts/ (BrE)
/pkpkts/ (AmE)
There are pickpockets in this crowded market.
这个拥挤的市场里有扒手。
Tourists were warned that pickpockets often work in groups near the subway entrance, distracting people while someone steals their wallet.
游客被提醒：地铁口附近的扒手常常结伙作案，一边分散注意力，一边有人下手偷钱包。
pickpocket 由 pick（“偷取、顺手牵羊”之意的引申用法）+ pocket（“口袋”）组成，字面意思是“从口袋里偷东西的人”。加 -s 变成复数 pickpockets。
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