plunder
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If someone plunders a place or plunders things from a place, they steal things from it. 掠夺[文学性]
He plundered the palaces and ransacked the treasuries. 他洗劫了各个宫殿,将那些财宝掠夺一空。
She faces charges of helping to plunder her country's treasury of billions of dollars. 她面临协从窃取国库中数十亿美元的指控。
2. N-UNCOUNT Plunder is also a noun. 掠夺
...a guerrilla group infamous for torture and plunder. …一支以酷刑和掠夺而臭名昭著的游击队。
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plunder /ˈplʌndə/ (plundering,plundered,plunders)
剑桥词典
- [ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to steal goods violently from a place , especially during a war
(尤指战争期间的)掠夺,抢劫,劫掠
After the president fled the country , the palace was plundered by soldiers . 总统逃出该国后,士兵洗劫了总统府。
Tragically, the graves were plundered and the contents scattered . 不幸的是,那些墓被盗,墓里的东西被弄得七零八落的。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to steal or remove something precious from something, in a way that does not consider moral laws or is more severe than it need be
骗取;窃取;侵吞,侵占
Someone has been plundering funds from the company . 有人一直在盗用公司资金。
The future of our planet is in danger if we continue to plunder its resources as we do. 如果我们继续像现在这样滥用资源的话,地球的未来就岌岌可危了。 返回 plunder