plunder
UK ['plʌn.dər] US [-dɚ] verb
intransitive or transitive
■to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war （尤指战争期间的）掠夺，抢劫，劫掠•After the president fled the country, the palace was plundered by soldiers.总统逃出该国后，士兵洗劫了总统府。 •Tragically, the graves were plundered and the contents scattered.不幸的是，那些墓被盗，墓里的东西被弄得七零八落的。 transitive
■to steal or remove something precious from something, in a way that does not consider moral laws or is more severe than it need be 骗取；窃取；侵吞，侵占•Someone has been plundering funds from the company.有人在盗用公司资金。 •The future of our planet is in danger if we continue to plunder it as we do.如果我们继续像现在这样竭泽而渔的话，地球的未来就岌岌可危了。
UK ['plʌn.dər] US [-dɚ] noun uncountable
■when goods are stolen from a place especially violently or during a war, or these stolen goods 抢劫；抢劫之物•Residents in the villages under attack have been unable to protect their homes from plunder.受到袭击的村民已无法保护自己的家不被抢劫。 •The thieves hid their plunder in the woodshed.窃贼们把他们抢劫来的东西藏在了柴房里。 ■when something is removed in a way that does not consider moral laws or is more severe than it need be 盗窃；侵吞•We need to put a stop to the plunder of the rain forest.我们要制止对热带雨林的掠夺砍伐。 |