Word · Frequency #19372
pillaged
掠夺；抢劫；洗劫
pillaged is the past of pillage.
to loot or plunder by force, especially during war
- 1.
To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
掠夺,尤指战时
掠夺,尤指战时；掠夺；抢劫
In use
During the war, the invaders pillaged the village and took everything valuable.
The pirates are pillaging the coastal towns, stealing gold and silver.
They pillaged the ancient temple, destroying centuries-old artifacts.
Verb forms
base pillage · third person pillages · -ing pillaging · past pillaged · past participle pillaged
pillage表示抢劫，规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- pillage the town
- 洗劫城镇
- The invaders pillaged the town and took everything of value.入侵者洗劫了城镇，拿走了所有值钱的东西。
- pillage and burn
- 掠夺并焚烧
- The army pillaged and burned every village along the coast.军队掠夺并焚烧了沿海的每个村庄。
- pillage the countryside
- 劫掠乡村
- Marauders pillaged the countryside for months.掠夺者劫掠乡村达数月之久。
- pillage for supplies
- 为获取补给而掠夺
- The troops pillaged the farms for supplies.部队为获取补给而劫掠农场。
- pillage during the war
- 战时掠夺
- The city was pillaged during the war.这座城市在战争期间遭到掠夺。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 village（村庄）把首字母 v 换成 p：战时村庄被 pillage（洗劫）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical accounts、war reporting、formal prose pillage 多用于正式或文学语境，尤其描述战争或历史中的掠夺行为；日常口语中较少用，更常见的是 loot 或 rob。
Grammar Note
pillage 是及物动词，后接被掠夺的场所或物品。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的押韵词：village (/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/) 和 tillage (/ˈtɪlɪdʒ/) 与 pillage 的重读元音 /ɪ/ 及之后的 /lɪdʒ/ 相同。pillow 和 pilgrim 只是拼写/开头读音相似的形近词，结尾不同，不押韵；mileage 以 -age 结尾，但元音是 /aɪ/，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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