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
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de-=down,downward 由“往下”之意衍生为分离、否定、加强,是很重要的字首
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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
→
spoilto steal from a place or people using force, especially in a war