The method of theft was through tampering with meters.是什么意思？

The method of theft was through tampering with meters.

盗窃的方法是在仪表上捣鬼.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

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

method

n. 方法，条理；

例句
...an accrual method of accounting.
会计学中的应计法

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。

theft

n. 偷盗，偷窃，被盗，失窃，盗窃之物，赃物，失窃案例；

例句
Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police...
她的助手被警方指控犯有盗窃和欺诈罪。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

through

prep. 通过，穿过，经由，透过，凭借；adv. 从头到尾，彻底，自始至终；adj. （电话）接通，通话完毕，有洞的，直达的；

例句
The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favour, accompanied by enthusiastic applause...
在热烈的掌声中，提案以2比1的优势很快通过了表决。

Tampering

v. 窜改( tamper的现在分词 )，篡改，（用不正当手段）影响，瞎摆弄；

例句
I don't want to be accused of tampering with the evidence...
我不希望被人控告篡改证据。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

meters

n. <美>米( meter的名词复数 )，计，表，（用于测量电、煤气、水等，以及时间和距离的）计量器；

例句
Each corner had a guard tower, each of which was exactly ten meters in height...
每个角落都有一座警戒塔，每座警戒塔正好10米高。