engage in buccaneering
engage in 表示从事某种活动。
The pirates engaged in buccaneering across the Caribbean.
海盗在加勒比海从事海盗行为。
海盗行为；海上抢劫
buccaneerings — plural of buccaneering
海上抢劫；海盗行为；掠夺
海上抢劫；海盗行为
robbery on the high seas; piracy
The company's buccaneering tactics in acquiring competitors drew criticism from regulators.
该公司在收购竞争对手时采用的海盗式掠夺手段引起了监管机构的批评。
用法提示：此句中“buccaneering”作为名词，意为“掠夺行为”，指公司不正当的收购策略。
Historical accounts often romanticize the buccaneering of Caribbean pirates.
历史记载常常美化加勒比海盗的掠夺行为。
用法提示：此句中“buccaneering”作名词，指“海盗行为”，描述历史现象。
His buccaneering in the stock market eventually led to a federal investigation.
他在股市中的掠夺行为最终引发了联邦调查。
用法提示：此句中“buccaneering”作名词，比喻金融市场中的掠夺性操作。
engage in 表示从事某种活动。
The pirates engaged in buccaneering across the Caribbean.
海盗在加勒比海从事海盗行为。
acts of buccaneering 强调具体行为。
Historians study the acts of buccaneering in the 17th century.
历史学家研究17世纪的海盗行为。
against 表示针对的对象。
Their buccaneering against Spanish ships was notorious.
他们对西班牙船只的海盗行为臭名昭著。
grammar · medium
易错句子He buccaneers on the high seas.
正确表达He engages in buccaneering on the high seas.
buccaneering 是名词，不能直接用作动词。应使用 engage in buccaneering 或 be a buccaneer。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were many buccaneerings in history.
正确表达There were many acts of buccaneering in history.
buccaneering 是不可数名词，不能加复数。应用 acts of buccaneering 表示多次行为。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a buccaneering.
正确表达He is a buccaneer.
buccaneering 表示行为，buccaneer 表示人。这里指人，应用 buccaneer。
buccaneering特指历史上加勒比海的海盗掠夺行为，而piracy更广泛，可指现代海上抢劫或版权侵犯。
buccaneering特指海上掠夺行为，而plunder泛指任何形式的掠夺，不限于海上。
buccaneering多指历史上海盗劫船，而hijacking通常指现代劫持飞机、车辆等。
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