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the depredations of + [noun]
此结构用复数形式，强调一系列毁坏行为。
The depredations of the invading army left the village in ruins.
入侵军队的劫掠使村庄化为废墟。
掠夺；劫掠
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掠夺；劫掠
an act of plundering and pillaging; a predatory raid
The depredations of the invading army left the village in ruins.
入侵军队的劫掠使村庄化为废墟。
消耗农业资源(农作物、牲畜)的行为,尤指掠夺。
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
突袭或掠夺性攻击。
A raid or predatory attack.
The forest suffered severe depredation from illegal logging.
这片森林因非法采伐而遭受严重破坏。
Farmers reported depredations by wild boars on their crops.
农民报告说野猪毁坏了他们的庄稼。
The museum's collection survived the depredations of war.
博物馆的藏品在战争的劫掠中幸存下来。
此结构用复数形式，强调一系列毁坏行为。
The depredations of the invading army left the village in ruins.
入侵军队的劫掠使村庄化为废墟。
on 后接受害对象，表示对某事物的掠夺或破坏。
The wolves' depredations on local livestock caused widespread anger.
狼群对当地牲畜的劫掠引起了普遍的愤怒。
suffer 后接 the depredations of，表示被动承受损害。
Farmers in the region suffered the depredations of repeated floods.
该地区的农民遭受了反复洪水的破坏。
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战争的破坏
The depredations of war left the city in ruins.
战争的破坏使这座城市沦为废墟。
岁月的侵蚀
The old castle has suffered the depredations of time.
这座古堡遭受了岁月的侵蚀。
环境破坏
Environmental depredation threatens the region's biodiversity.
环境破坏威胁着该地区的生物多样性。
遭受掠夺
The coastal villages suffered depredations from pirates.
沿海村庄遭受了海盗的劫掠。
对野生动物的破坏
The hunters' depredations on wildlife have alarmed conservationists.
猎人对野生动物的捕杀令环保人士感到震惊。
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看到 depredation 中的 pred，联想到捕食者 predator 捕食掠夺，即“掠夺、破坏”。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、historical accounts、serious news reports 该词比较正式，多用于书面语，表示‘掠夺、劫掠或破坏’；日常口语中较少见，常用复数形式。
常以复数形式出现。
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