They had shoplifted thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise.是什么意思？

They had shoplifted thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise.

他们已经偷了商店价值好几千美元的商品。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

shoplifted

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例句
They had shoplifted thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise.
他们已经偷了商店价值好几千美元的商品。

thousands

n. 数千，一千( thousand的名词复数 )，数千，许许多多，千位数；

例句
...an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants.
能够吸纳数千移民的经济实体

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

worth

adj. 值得的，有…的价值，等值的，有…的财产；n. 财富，财产，价

例句
Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty?
在主权之类抽象概念的名义下打一场大战是否值得呢？

merchandise

n. 商品，货物；vt. 买卖，销售；vi. 经商；

例句
I don't envisage I will take an executive role, but rather become a consultant on merchandise and marketing.
我不设想自己将成为管理人员，但很希望成为商品营销顾问。