| 单词 | plunder |
| 释义 | plunder (once / 380 pages) vn Plunder can mean stolen goods or money obtained illegally, or the act of taking those things. A burglar might plunder a jewelry store and then sneak off with her plunder. Plunder is an old Middle High German word that originally meant "household goods and clothes": in other words, your stuff. During the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), English speakers acquired this word while fighting in the land that is today Germany, but with the added meaning of taking the plunder as, well, plunder. As both a noun and verb, a synonym for plunder is loot. WORD FAMILYplunder: plundered, plunderer, plundering, plunders+/plunderer: plunderers/plundering: plunderings USAGE EXAMPLESShe lost one husband to Elizabeth Taylor, and two other husbands plundered her for millions. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Reynolds lost one husband to Elizabeth Taylor and two other husbands plundered her for millions. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) She lost one husband to Elizabeth Taylor and two other husbands plundered her for millions. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) 1v steal goods; take as spoils Syn|Hypo|Hyper despoil, foray, loot, pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, strip deplume, displume strip of honors, possessions, or attributes take take by force 2v take illegally; of intellectual property This writer plundered from famous authors Syn|Hyper loot steal take without the owner's consent 3v plunder (a town) after capture Syn|Hyper sack take take by force 4v destroy and strip of its possession Syn|Hyper despoil, rape, spoil, violate destroy, ruin destroy completely; damage irreparably 5n goods or money obtained illegally Syn|Hyper booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, prize, swag stolen property property that has been stolen |
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