英语词汇“booty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Booty is treasure — money, jewels, and the like — obtained by criminal means, especially plundering or pillaging. If you're in the Caribbean on vacation, you could spend some time looking for buried pirate booty.

Although booty originally meant stolen goods from war or pirating activities, the term is now sometimes used more generically to mean any riches or treasure. Although you may feel as though you plundered your own bank account to buy new clothes for yourself, all the booty you brought home from the mall might make you decide that it was worth it.

WORD FAMILY

booty: booties

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Look at the war booty,” says one of the Isis fighters in the video.

The Guardian(Dec 14, 2016)

Fans sang along and shook booties and vied for the kiss cam.

New York Times(Oct 12, 2016)

Gregory Hayes, CEO of United Technologies, gets his share of the booty.

Salon(Nov 20, 2016)

n goods or money obtained illegally

Syn|Hyper

dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag

stolen property

property that has been stolen

单词	booty
释义	booty (once / 1229 pages) n Booty is treasure — money, jewels, and the like — obtained by criminal means, especially plundering or pillaging. If you're in the Caribbean on vacation, you could spend some time looking for buried pirate booty. Although booty originally meant stolen goods from war or pirating activities, the term is now sometimes used more generically to mean any riches or treasure. Although you may feel as though you plundered your own bank account to buy new clothes for yourself, all the booty you brought home from the mall might make you decide that it was worth it. WORD FAMILY booty: booties USAGE EXAMPLES “Look at the war booty,” says one of the Isis fighters in the video. The Guardian(Dec 14, 2016) Fans sang along and shook booties and vied for the kiss cam. New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) Gregory Hayes, CEO of United Technologies, gets his share of the booty. Salon(Nov 20, 2016) n goods or money obtained illegally Syn\|Hyper dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag stolen property property that has been stolen
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