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pillage

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v.掠夺 n.掠夺

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pillage为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:pillager 动词过去式:pillaged 过去分词:pillaged 现在分词:pillaging 第三人称单数:pillages

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burglarize  loot  plunder  rob    

pillage


/'pɪlɪdʒ; `pɪlɪdʒ/
n [U] (fml 文) (esp formerly) stealing or damaging of property, esp by soldiers in war (尤指旧时)掠夺, 抢劫(尤指战时士兵所为). Cf 参看 loot, plunder.

v [I, Tn] rob (sb/sth) of goods, crops, etc with violence, as in war 掠夺, 抢劫(某人[某处]的物品、庄稼等)(如于战时)
*The town was pillaged by the invading army. 入侵的军队将该市掠夺一空.

pillage


v [I and T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: piller 'to rob']
if soldiers pillage a place in a war, they steal a lot of things and do a lot of damage
= plunder
>pillagen[U]
>pillagern[C]