despoil + obj
直接接宾语，表示掠夺或毁坏某物。
The invaders despoiled the city.
入侵者洗劫了城市。
夺取, 掠夺
毁坏并剥夺；掠夺,抢劫；掠夺；抢劫；夺取；掠夺
steal goods; take as spoils
掠夺,抢劫
To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from.
掠夺；抢劫
To violently strip (someone), with indirect object of their possessions etc.; to rob.
一般现在时
They despoil the forest for timber.
他们为了木材掠夺森林。
一般过去时
The invaders despoiled the village.
入侵者掠夺了村庄。
现在完成时
The land has been despoiled by mining.
这片土地已被采矿破坏。
常与of连用，如despoil sb of sth
The invaders despoiled the village of its food and livestock.
入侵者掠夺了村庄的粮食和牲畜。
用法提示：过去式，与of连用表示从某处掠夺某物
Corrupt officials often despoil public funds for personal gain.
腐败官员常为私利侵吞公款。
用法提示：一般现在时第三人称复数，直接接宾语
The storm despoiled the orchard, stripping it of all its fruit.
暴风雨毁坏了果园，剥落了所有的果实。
用法提示：过去式，与of连用表示破坏并剥夺
直接接宾语，表示掠夺或毁坏某物。
The invaders despoiled the city.
入侵者洗劫了城市。
“of”后接被夺走的事物。
The conquerors despoiled the temple of its treasures.
征服者掠夺了寺庙的财宝。
grammar · medium
易错句子The despoil of the city was swift.
正确表达The despoiling of the city was swift.
Despoil是动词，不能直接用作名词。应使用动名词形式despoiling或其他名词如despoliation。
grammar · medium
易错句子They despoiled many treasures from the temple.
正确表达They despoiled the temple of its many treasures.
Despoil通常以被掠夺的地方为宾语，用of引出被掠夺的物品，而不是用from直接引出物品。
despoil 指掠夺财物；spoil 常指破坏或溺爱，且可作不及物动词
despoil 直接接宾语，意为掠夺；deprive 需与 of 连用，意为剥夺某人的某物
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