请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 piracy
释义
piracy
(prəsi )
1. uncountable noun
Piracy is robbery at sea carried out by pirates.
Seven of the fishermen have been formally charged with piracy.
Synonyms: robbery, stealing, theft, hijacking  
2. uncountable noun
You can refer to the illegal copying of things such as DVDs and computer programs as piracy.
...protection against piracy of books and films.
Collocations:
act of piracy
And apologise for this dangerous and reckless act of piracy.
The Sun
The act of piracy was massively criminal.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
This was a clear act of piracy.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
The first of these includes any subject of the crown who commits any act of piracy under colour of any commission from any foreign prince or state.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
Since the uskoks were checked on land and were rarely paid their annual subsidy, they resorted to acts of piracy.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
music piracy
A new watchdog will be set up to stop movie and music piracy.
The Sun
With music piracy being so widespread thanks to the digital age, record companies have been losing a lot of income in terms of sales.
ST
New business lines such as clothing and concerts have not filled the gap left by music piracy and digital music sales.
Times, Sunday Times
The recording industry has long fought music piracy, which enables fans to download tracks for free or virtually no cost from illegal or overseas web-sites.
Times, Sunday Times
And he stands by comments he made a decade ago, when he said that music piracy was no crime.
Times, Sunday Times
rampant piracy
It seems clear that rampant piracy has pushed the entertainment industry to a tipping-point of selling its wares for less and making them available more quickly.
Times, Sunday Times
Global recorded music sales fell about 10% in 2009, and are down a huge 30% since 2004, after rampant piracy ate into traditional and legitimate digital sales.
ST
Without copyright, there would have been rampant piracy in the band's 1960s heyday, long before illegal file sharing was invented.
Times, Sunday Times
Box office income was low, due to both the unfavorable release date and rampant piracy.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
Despite rampant piracy, the album sold more than 100,000 cassettes before the film's release.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
sea piracy
China, too, has increasingly shown its desire to work within a worldwide set of rules - on trade, on sea piracy and even, maybe, on climate change.
Times, Sunday Times
But rapid economic growth also spawned increased land speculation, illegal logging, sea piracy, destructive fishing and mining practices, shipping and industrial pollution.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
The publication contains a chronicle of events of the past year, discussed the major themes of the world, including economic and financial crisis, sea piracy, armed conflicts.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
software piracy
Now it hides one of the highest rates of software piracy in the developed world, a study has revealed.
Times, Sunday Times
They should also understand the nature of the threats firms face: viruses, spyware, hackers, software piracy and spam mail.
Times, Sunday Times
Dinner party conversation included a discussion on software piracy.
Times, Sunday Times
This prevents such versions from becoming the target of software piracy, and limits what information can potentially be shared with competitors.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
The magazine encourages the purchase of legal copies of games, having published a series of articles about software piracy.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
Translations:
Chinese: 海盗行为, 盗版
Japanese: 海賊行為, 海賊版
随便看

 

英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/15 13:48:53