rape
verb[IorT]
uk/reɪp/us/reɪp/B2
toforcesomeone to havesexwhen they areunwilling, usingviolenceorthreateningbehaviour:
强奸；强暴She waspulledfrom thecarand raped.她被拉出车外，遭到强奸。
Anallegedsexualpredatoris ontrialfor raping ayoungman.
- She was raped as ayounggirl.
- She said that he'd raped her.
- He had raped herrepeatedlyduring thisperiod.
- He raped andmurderedseveral women.
- She does a lot ofcounsellingwith women who've been raped andabused.
rape
noun
uk/reɪp/us/reɪp/rapenoun(SEX CRIME)
B2[CorU]
(anexampleof) thecrimeofforcefullyhavingsexwith someone againsttheirwishes:
强奸（罪）He hadcommittedseveral rapes.他多次犯下强奸罪。
He wasconvictedof rape.他被判犯有强奸罪。
- Thejudgewasreviledin thenewspapersfor hisopinionson rape.
- We'rehearingreportsof thesystematicrape andtortureofprisoners.
- Some of the mostdisturbedchildrenhadwitnessedreallytraumaticthings, such as rape andmurder.
- Why do so many rapes go unreported?
- The womanallegedrape, but theaccusedinsistedthat it wasconsensual.
rapenoun(DESTRUCTION)
[U]
destructionof thenaturalworld, often forprofit:
（为谋利而对自然环境的）破坏，损害，糟蹋Theroadbuilderswereaccusedof the rapeofthecountryside.公路建筑商被指责肆意破坏乡村环境。
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- environmentally
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- sustainability
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tipping point
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
rapenoun(PLANT)
[U](alsooilseed rape,rapeseed);(USalsocanola)
aplantwithyellowflowersfrom whichoilandanimalfoodareproduced
油菜
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Crop plants & economic plants
- beet
- black mustard
- brassica
- canola
- cash crop
- coffee
- field corn
- flax
- flaxseed
- hemp
- multi-line
- oilseed rape
- rabi
- rapeseed
- safflower
- sugar beet
- sugar cane
- sweetcorn
- wheatgrass
- white mustard