plundering

英 [ˈplʌndərɪŋ]

美 [ˈplʌndərɪŋ]

v.  (尤指战乱时用武力)抢劫，掠夺
plunder的现在分词

现在分词：plundering　复数：plunderings　

BNC.35918 / COCA.35594

柯林斯词典

• VERB 劫掠；掠夺；窃取
  If someoneplundersa place orplundersthingsfroma place, they steal things from it.
  1. They plundered and burned the market town of Leominster...
     他们洗劫并焚烧了集镇莱姆斯特。
  2. She faces charges of helping to plunder her country's treasury of billions of dollars...
     她面临协助侵吞数十亿美元国家财产的指控。
  3. This has been done by plundering £4 billion from the Government reserves.
     这是通过侵占40亿英镑的政府储备金完成的。
  4. Plunderis also a noun.
     
  5. ...a guerrilla group infamous for torture and plunder.
     因酷刑和劫掠而臭名昭著的游击队
• N-UNCOUNT 劫掠物；侵吞物；赃物
  Plunderis property that is stolen.
  1. The thieves are often armed and in some cases have killed for their plunder.
     这些小偷常携带凶器，有时会为赃物杀人。

英英释义

noun

• the act of stealing valuable things from a place
  1. the plundering of the Parthenon
  2. his plundering of the great authors
  Synonym:pillagepillaging

adj

• given to taking by force what is desired

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