Word · Frequency #34116
looter
/ˈluːtɚ/
noun
抢劫者；趁乱打劫者
核心释义
A person who steals during a chaotic situation such as a riot or a natural disaster.
- 1.
抢劫者；趁乱偷盗者。
One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.
抢劫者；趁乱偷盗者。；掠夺者；抢劫者；[法] 掠夺；抢劫者
用法In use
After the hurricane, police patrolled the flooded streets to stop looters.
用法提示：looters 是名词 looter 的复数形式，指灾难过后趁乱偷抢财物的人。
The shop owner stood in the doorway and shouted at the looters to get out.
用法提示：这里 looters 用作名词，是 shout at 的宾语，指闯进店里抢东西的那伙人。
A looter was caught on camera carrying a television out of the damaged store.
用法提示：looter 在此作可数名词单数，指实施抢劫的某个人，与 was caught 构成被动结构。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- looters
- plural
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
指骚乱、哄抢或自然灾害等混乱场面中趁乱抢劫、偷盗的人；描述群体行为时多用复数 looters。
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