| 单词 | plundering |
| 释义 | plundering (once / 2433 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY plundering: plunderings+/plunder: plundered, plunderer, plundering, plunders/plunderer: plunderers USAGE EXAMPLESAnd it’s done with an eye on plundering as much campaign cash as possible. Salon(Dec 09, 2016) Instead of curbing U.S. power, he has suggested plundering Iraq for its oil. Time(Nov 17, 2016) Except when those earlier explorers were doing the plundering themselves... New York Times(Sep 22, 2016) 1n the act of stealing valuable things from a place the plundering of the Parthenon his plundering of the great authors Syn|Hypo|Hyper pillage, pillaging banditry the practice of plundering in gangs rape, rapinethe act of despoiling a country in warfare looting, robberyplundering during riots or in wartime despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliationthe act of stripping and taking by force devastation, ravagingplundering with excessive damage and destruction depredation, predationan act of plundering and pillaging and marauding sackthe plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter aggression, hostility violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked 2adj given to taking by force what is desired Syn acquisitive eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas |
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