| 单词 | rape |
| 释义 | rape (reɪp ) Word forms: rapes , raping , raped 1. verb B2 If someone is raped, they are forced to have sex, usually by violence or threats of violence. A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. [be VERB-ed] They'd held him down and raped him. [VERB noun] 2. variable noun B2 Rape is the crime of forcing someone to have sex. Almost ninety per cent of all rapes and violent assaults went unreported. 3. singular noun B2 The rape of an area or of a country is the destruction or spoiling of it. [literary] As a result of the rape of the forests, parts of the country are now short of water. [+ of] Synonyms: plundering, pillage, depredation [formal], despoliation [formal] 4. Rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use oilseed rape5. See also date rape, gang rape, oilseed rape Translations: Chinese: 强奸, 油菜, 强奸 Japanese: レイプ sexual attack, セイヨウアブラナ plant, レイプする |
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