maraud through sth
强调在一区域内四处游荡并抢掠，常与 through 连用。
Armed gangs marauded through the village, looting shops and homes.
武装团伙在村里四处劫掠，洗劫商店和住宅。
劫掠；四处抢掠
marauds — third person singular of maraud
以游荡的方式寻找掠夺物；闲逛；以侵略性或掠夺性的方式行事；袭击和掠夺；掠夺
To roam or move about in search of plunder; to raid and pillage, often in a predatory or aggressive manner.
以游荡的方式寻找掠夺物；闲逛
To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder; to loiter.
以侵略性或掠夺性的方式行事
To go about aggressively or in a predatory manner.
袭击和掠夺
To raid and pillage.
一般现在时
They maraud in the night.
他们夜间劫掠。
一般过去时
The soldiers marauded the village.
士兵们劫掠了村庄。
现在完成时
They have marauded these lands for years.
他们劫掠这些土地已有多年。
注意：规则动词，过去式加-ed。
Vikings used to maraud coastal villages, taking precious metals and food.
维京人过去常劫掠沿海村庄，夺取贵金属和食物。
用法提示：过去时用法，表示历史上的劫掠行为。
The thieves were marauding through the warehouse when the police arrived.
警察到达时，小偷们正在仓库里劫掠。
用法提示：过去进行时，强调正在进行的掠夺动作。
A pack of wolves marauds the farm at night, killing sheep.
一群狼夜间袭击农场，咬死羊只。
用法提示：一般现在时第三人称单数，描述经常性或习惯性的袭击。
强调在一区域内四处游荡并抢掠，常与 through 连用。
Armed gangs marauded through the village, looting shops and homes.
武装团伙在村里四处劫掠，洗劫商店和住宅。
作及物动词时直接接被劫掠的地区，语气较书面。
Invading soldiers marauded the countryside for weeks.
入侵的士兵数周来在乡间四处劫掠。
表示四处游荡以寻找某物，for 后接搜寻的目标。
Rebel fighters marauded for supplies in the abandoned towns.
叛军在废弃的城镇里四处搜掠补给。
grammar · medium
易错句子The maraud soldiers attacked the village.
正确表达The marauding soldiers attacked the village.
修饰名词 soldiers 时要用形容词性的现在分词 marauding；maraud 是动词原形，不能直接作前置定语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He maraud through the village every night.
正确表达He marauds through the village every night.
一般现在时中主语为第三人称单数时，实义动词要加 -s；maraud 的第三人称单数是 marauds，因此不能用原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday the soldiers maraud through the village.
正确表达Yesterday the soldiers marauded through the village.
yesterday 表明动作发生在过去，谓语需用一般过去时；maraud 的过去式是 marauded，不能用原形。
maraud 通常不及物，强调成群四处游荡、伺机劫掠；plunder 多为及物动词，后面直接接被抢的地方或财物。
pillage 侧重战争或暴乱中对某地的大规模洗劫，常带地点宾语；maraud 更强调游荡劫掠的行为方式，常不带宾语。
raid 指对特定目标的一次突然袭击，常及物，也可作名词；maraud 指不针对单一目标的四处游荡劫掠，通常不及物。
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