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despoil

vt.夺取,掠夺

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despoil为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:despoiler 动词过去式:despoiled 过去分词:despoiled 现在分词:despoiling 第三人称单数:despoils

词根

de-=down,downward 由“往下”之意衍生为分离、否定、加强,是很重要的字首

相关词

loot  plunder  rob    

despoil


/dɪ'spɔɪl; dɪ`spɔɪl/
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~sth (of sth) (fml 文) rob (a place) of sth valuable; plunder sth 从(某处)抢劫有价值之物; 掠夺某物
*Museums have despoiled India of many priceless treasures. 博物馆里有许多从印度掠夺来的无价之宝.

despoil


v [T]literary
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: despoillier, from Latin spoliare 'to rob']
to make a place much less attractive by removing or damaging things
spoil
to steal from a place or people using force, especially in a war