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单词 plunder
释义
plunder
verb
uk
/ˈplʌn.dər/us
/ˈplʌn.dɚ/
[IorT]
tostealgoodsviolentlyfrom aplace,especiallyduring awar:
（尤指战争期间的）掠夺，抢劫，劫掠
After thepresidentfledthecountry, thepalacewas plundered bysoldiers.总统逃出该国后，士兵洗劫了总统府。
Tragically, thegraveswere plundered and thecontentsscattered.不幸的是，那些墓被盗，墓里的东西被弄得七零八落的。
[T]
tostealorremovesomethingpreciousfrom something, in a way that does notconsidermorallawsor is moreseverethan itneedsto be:
Someone has been plunderingfundsfromthecompany.有人一直在盗用公司资金。
Thefutureofourplanetis indangerif wecontinueto plunderitsresourcesas 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。
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plunderer
plunder
noun[U]
uk
/ˈplʌn.dər/us
/ˈplʌn.dɚ/
anoccasionwhengoodsarestolenfrom aplace,especiallyviolentlyor during awar, or thesestolengoods:
抢劫；抢劫之物
Residents in thevillagesunderattackhave beenunabletoprotecttheirhomesfrom plunder.受到袭击的村民已无法保护自己的家不被抢劫。
Thethieveshidtheirplunder in thewoodshed.窃贼们把他们抢劫来的东西藏在了柴棚里。
asituationin which something is taken in a way that is notmorallyrightor is tooextreme:
盗窃；侵吞
We need to put astopto the plunderoftherainforest.我们要制止对热带雨林的掠夺性砍伐。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stealing
  • abscond
  • aggravated burglary
  • anti-burglar
  • anti-burglary
  • anti-piracy
  • hot-wire
  • housebreaking
  • jemmy
  • jimmy
  • job
  • kleptomania
  • piracy
  • piratical
  • poach
  • poaching
  • purloin
  • rustle
  • rustling
  • snaffle
  • snitch
See more results »

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Taking things away from someone or somewhere
(Definition ofplunderfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
plunder
verb
uk
/ˈplʌn.dər/us
/ˈplʌn.dɚ/
[IorT]
tostealgoodsviolentlyfrom aplace,especiallyduring awar
（尤指战争期间的）掠夺，抢劫，劫掠
After thepresidentfledthecountry, thepalacewas plundered bysoldiers.总统逃出该国后，士兵洗劫了总统府。
Tragically, thegraveswere plundered and thecontentsscattered.不幸的是，那些墓被盗，墓里的东西被弄得七零八落的。
[T]
tostealorremovesomethingpreciousfrom something, in a way that does notconsidermorallawsor is moreseverethan it need be
骗取；窃取；侵吞，侵占
Someone has been plunderingfundsfromthecompany.有人一直在盗用公司资金。
Thefutureofourplanetis indangerif wecontinueto plunderitsresourcesas 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。
plunder
noun[U]
uk
/ˈplʌn.dər/us
/ˈplʌn.dɚ/
anoccasionwhengoodsarestolenfrom aplace,especiallyviolentlyor during awar, or thesestolengoods
抢劫；抢劫之物
Residents in thevillagesunderattackhave beenunabletoprotecttheirhomesfrom plunder.受到袭击的村民已无法保护自己的家不被抢劫。
Thethieveshidtheirplunder in thewoodshed.窃贼们把他们抢劫来的东西藏在了柴棚里。
asituationin which something is taken in a way that is notmorallyrightor is tooextreme
盗窃；侵吞
We need to put astopto the plunderoftherainforest.我们要制止对热带雨林的掠夺性砍伐。

plunder| American Dictionary

plunder
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈplʌn·dər/
tostealgoodsforcefullyfrom aplace,esp. during awar:
[I]After thebattlethesoldiersbeganlootingand plundering.
[T]fig.He plundered(= took from)hisballetscoresin writing hislateroperas.

plunder

noun[U]us
/ˈplʌn·dər/
Wemetafterschoolanddividedourplunder so eachboywould have about the sameamount.
(Definition ofplunderfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

plunder| Business English

plunder
verb[T]
uk
/ˈplʌndər/us
tostealor takelargeamountsofmoneyorgoodsfrom aplace:
Alawsuitis beinglaunchedagainst himclaimingthat he and hisassociateshave plundered more than $300m from thecompanyover theyears.
Yearsofmilitaryrulehave plundered the nation'swealth.
plunder
noun[U]
uk
/ˈplʌndər/us
theactofstealingor takinglargeamountsofmoneyorgoodsfrom aplace:
Smallfirmsare oftenseenasripefor plunder.
corporate/economic/financialplunder
(Definition ofplunderfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplunder

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The more familiar colonial strategy of conquest andplunderalways loomed in the background as perhaps an easier option.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If it was harvest time, they stole the corn; and if alms were refused, they punished the owners by plundering their granaries at night.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Over generations theplunderof this resource has severely depleted natural stocks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Often there is a need to give something back to an environment; a reciprocal relationship, not simply a one-wayplunder.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Looters can use the cleared areas as easy access toplunderthe ruins.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Poligars derived their revenue partly fromplunderand partly from land rents and duties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In their absence, their house was plundered of everything.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Memory cannot always be a sanctuary, for others force their way in andplunderits images.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Conversely, wasplunderthe only motivator for the urban "nobility" of the oases towns and tribes of the peninsula?
From theCambridge English Corpus
The only possible recourse is to wholesale coinage (starting with the titular category itself) andplunder(from classical rhetoric, speech-act theory, structuralism, deconstruction).
From theCambridge English Corpus
The desire forplunderas a motive for war is not to be underestimated.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Well-stocked shops ran the risk of being plundered, and traders ran the risk of being attacked if they travelled to villages without a military convoy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Environmentalists fear that high indebtedness induces developing countries toplundertheir natural resources and engage in unsustainable resource harvesting.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In fourteen years ofplunderand repression, every significant political and civic institution had been demeaned or destroyed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The thugs' neighbours did after all share in theplunderand wealth they brought into the community, directly or indirectly.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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