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marauder
掠夺者；劫掠者
A person or animal that roams about in search of plunder; one who marauds.
- 1.
Someone who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder.
- 2.
Any person who or thing which marauds.
掳掠者；攫食的动物；抢劫者；[法] 抢劫者
In use
The marauders raided the village at dawn.
A band of marauders terrorized the countryside.
The ancient fortress was built to defend against marauders.
a marauder + attacks/preys on + noun phrase
The marauder attacked the unsuspecting village.
那个掳掠者袭击了毫无防备的村庄。
marauders + [plural verb]
Marauders looted the abandoned town.
掳掠者洗劫了废弃的城镇。
like a marauder
They rampaged through the forest like marauders.
他们像掳掠者一样在森林中横冲直撞。
a band of marauders
A band of marauders terrorized the countryside.
一群掳掠者使乡村陷入恐怖。
Common mistakes
The bandits marauder the town.The bandits maraud the town.
错误在于将名词 'marauder' 误用为动词。英语中 'marauder' 是名词，表示“掳掠者”；动词形式是 'maraud'（掳掠）。应将 'marauder' 改为动词 'maraud'。
The marauder soldiers attacked the village.The marauding soldiers attacked the village.
错误在于将名词 'marauder' 用作形容词。英语中表示“掠夺性的”应使用形容词 'marauding'，而不是名词 'marauder'。
Connections
Collocations
- band of marauders
- 一帮劫掠者
- A band of marauders was seen near the border.有人看到一帮劫掠者出现在边境附近。
- marauders raid
- 劫掠者突袭
- Viking marauders raided the monastery.维京劫掠者突袭了修道院。
- marauders plunder
- 劫掠者掠夺
- The marauders plundered every store in the town.劫掠者掠夺了镇上每一家商店。
- marauders terrorize
- 劫掠者使…遭受恐惧
- The marauders terrorized the countryside for years.这些劫掠者多年来使乡村饱受恐惧。
- marauders descend on
- 劫掠者涌向
- Marauders descended on the capital after the army retreated.军队撤退后，劫掠者涌向首都。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
marauder 读音像“马掠夺”，想象一队骑马者四处劫掠，自然记住它就是掠夺者。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：written prose、historical accounts、literary fiction marauder 多用于书面语、文学或历史叙述中，语气较正式；日常口语里更常用 raider、looter 等词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with marauder: defrauder, hoarder, boarder, border, and order all end with /ɔːdə/ (note the spellings -auder, -oarder, -order). Useful lookalike that sounds different: raider /ˈreɪdə/ has /eɪ/ instead of /ɔː/, so it does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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