Word · Frequency #21316
looting
掠夺；趁火打劫
the act of stealing or plundering during a war, riot, or natural disaster
- 1.
The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.
在战争、骚乱或自然灾害等危机期间,执法无效或缺位时的盗窃行为。
- 2.
plundering during riots or in wartime
暴乱或战时发生的劫掠
在战争、骚乱或自然灾害等危机期间,执法无效或缺位时的盗窃行为。；暴乱或战时发生的劫掠
In use
The government condemned the looting that occurred during the protest.
Many shop owners boarded up their windows to prevent looting.
Looting of cultural artifacts during wartime is a serious crime.
Connections
Collocations
- widespread looting
- 大范围劫掠；到处抢劫
- After the earthquake, there was widespread looting of abandoned shops.地震后，被遗弃的商店遭到大范围劫掠。
- looting spree
- 疯狂抢劫；抢劫狂欢
- The rioters went on a looting spree through the city center.暴徒在市中心进行了一番疯狂抢劫。
- looting and arson
- 抢劫和纵火
- The police were called in to stop the looting and arson.警方被调来制止抢劫和纵火。
- looting of stores
- 洗劫商店
- Reports of looting of stores came in from many neighborhoods.许多街区都传来了商店遭洗劫的报告。
- looting during riots
- 骚乱中的劫掠
- Looting during riots often targets small family-owned businesses.骚乱中的劫掠常常以小型家族企业为目标。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 loot(赃物)加 -ing 就是名词“劫掠”;战争或暴乱中抢走 loot,即 looting。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道中的骚乱或战争报道、自然灾害后的保险理赔讨论、法律诉讼中对战争罪行的描述 looting 通常用于新闻报道、法律和正式语境，描述战乱、暴乱或自然灾害中的劫掠行为；日常口语中较少使用，且多带负面含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Shooting, rooting, tooting, hooting and scooting rhyme with looting because they all end in /uːtɪŋ/. Beware of lookalikes such as loathing (/ˈloʊðɪŋ/), which has a different vowel and the /ð/ sound, so it does not rhyme.
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