plundered
past simple and past participle ofplunder
| 单词 | plundered |
| 释义 | plundered past simple and past participle ofplunder plunder verb uk/ˈplʌn.dər/us/ˈplʌn.dɚ/[IorT] tostealgoodsviolentlyfrom aplace,especiallyduring awar: After thepresidentfledthecountry, thepalacewas plundered bysoldiers. Tragically, thegraveswere plundered and thecontentsscattered. [T] tostealorremovesomethingpreciousfrom something, in a way that does notconsidermorallawsor is moreseverethan itneedsto be: Someone has been plunderingfundsfromthecompany. Thefutureofourplanetis indangerif wecontinueto plunderitsresourcesas we do. Stealing
Examplesofplunderedplundered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In their absence, their house wasplunderedof everything. From theCambridge English Corpus Well-stocked shops ran the risk of beingplundered, and traders ran the risk of being attacked if they travelled to villages without a military convoy. From theCambridge English Corpus The house was ransacked andplundered, the family vault in the church desecrated. From theCambridge English Corpus Barristersplunderedthe facts of their cases to make this argument. From theCambridge English Corpus And most radically, 'spaces' areplunderedand remixed in the dance techno world. From theCambridge English Corpus It was not just the objects that wereplundered, so too was the identity of the indigenous people. From theCambridge English Corpus I do not wish to produce a generic definition of work that usesplunderedsounds. From theCambridge English Corpus Different sources wereplunderedby apologetic writers who were in a hurry to defend institutions and practices that mattered to them from opponents who seemed guilty of dangerous heresies. From theCambridge English Corpus Mate does not entirely avoid this, but she has a very good eye for detail, and the reward for readers is a treasure trove of material to beplundered. From theCambridge English Corpus Theplunderedmaterial from a 1950s film sound track does not evoke in me the 'real' 1950s. From theCambridge English Corpus Jones's purpose is to speak on behalf of ministersplunderedby the rebels. From theCambridge English Corpus This collection has beenplunderedin part by a number of scholars, but only now have editors been found with the stamina to provide general access to the whole. From theCambridge English Corpus The earth's natural resources areplunderedbecause culture circulates around ownership and acquisition and the economy itself, unable to support such frenzied consumption, eventually succeeds only in sustaining a few. From theCambridge English Corpus When pashasplunderedtoo much, people complained. From theCambridge English Corpus There is an increasing recognition around the globe that the oceans are not a limitless resource to beplunderedat will. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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