despoil

英 [dɪˈspɔɪl]

美 [dɪˈspɔɪl]

v.  抢劫; 掠夺; 蹂躏; 破坏

过去分词：despoiled　现在分词：despoiling　过去式：despoiled　第三人称单数：despoils　

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BNC.33302 / COCA.28620

柯林斯词典

• VERB 掠夺;洗劫;破坏;蹂躏
  Todespoila place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.
  1. ...people who despoil the countryside.
     破坏乡村景致的人
  2. ...a landscape despoiled by coal-mining and heavy industry.
     遭到煤矿开采和重工业破坏的景观

英英释义

verb

• destroy and strip of its possession
  1. The soldiers raped the beautiful country
  Synonym:rapespoilviolateplunder
• steal goods
  1. During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
  Synonym:plunderlootreavestriprifleransackpillageforay

双语例句

• Companies: corporate structures that carry out business undertakings; as opposed to inhuman vehicles that despoil the earth and merchandise unwanted products.
  公司：从事商业活动的企业组织；而非掠夺地球、销售不受欢迎的产品的没有人性的工具。
• And tremble and despoil themselves: oh, hear!
  战栗着自行凋落；听，哦，听！
• Then there is the argument that tourism is more likely to despoil the environment than preserve it, since air travel is claimed to be the fastest growing source of greenhouse gases and tourism generates its own share of waste.
  另外还有一种论点称，旅游业更可能破坏环境而不是保护它，因为飞机旅行据称是增速最快的温室气体来源，而旅游业本身也会产生垃圾。
• They must fight against the powers that would further despoil those natural resources and protect the energy balance.
  他们必须反抗试图破坏自然能源的反派力量，以维护能源的平衡。
• Such is the portion of those who despoil us, the lot of those who plunder us.
  这是掠夺我们者的份子，抢劫我们者的命运。
• He used his ruthless and destructive armies to despoil everybody who lived within reach of his realm.
  他动用其破坏性的军队残暴地掠夺国内的人民。
• When that lion came to despoil that flock, it came as a wondrous opportunity to David.
  当狮子来攫夺羊羔的时侯，他看为一个非常的机会。
• And tremble and despoil themselves: oh hear!
  战栗，畏缩&呵，听我的歌！
• The diseases usually can despoil of young.
  这些疾病常会夺走年轻的生命。
• Thanks for a continent to despoil and poison.
  感谢一个充满掠夺和毒品的大陆。