Word · Frequency #19372
pillages
/ˈpilidʒ/
noun
掠夺；劫掠
pillages is the plural of pillage.
The action of plundering or looting, especially in war.
- 1.
The spoils of war.
战争的战利品。
- 2.
The act of pillaging.
掠夺行为
战利品；掠夺物；战争的战利品。；掠夺行为；掠夺；抢劫
In use
The ancient city suffered severe pillage by invading armies.
Historical accounts describe the pillage of the village after the battle.
International laws prohibit the pillage of cultural artifacts.
Connections
Collocations
- rape and pillage
- 奸淫掳掠
- The invaders committed rape and pillage throughout the region.入侵者在整个地区犯下了奸淫掳掠的罪行。
- pillage and plunder
- 抢劫掠夺
- Pillage and plunder followed the army wherever it went.军队走到哪里，抢劫掠夺就跟随到哪里。
- wanton pillage
- 肆意掠夺
- The wanton pillage of the museum's collection angered the public.对博物馆藏品的肆意掠夺激怒了公众。
- systematic pillage
- 系统性掠夺
- The systematic pillage of the country's forests has led to environmental disaster.对该国森林的系统性掠夺导致了环境灾难。
- wholesale pillage
- 大规模掠夺
- The wholesale pillage of the region's resources by foreign companies sparked outrage.外国公司对该地区资源的大规模掠夺引发了公愤。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 village（村庄）：把 v 抢走变成 p，村庄被 pillage（劫掠）一空。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical accounts、war reporting、literary prose pillage 作名词时通常用于正式或文学语境，多出现在历史叙述、战争报道或文学作品中，表示“掠夺行为”或“战利品”。日常口语中比较少见，更常用 looting 或 plunder 表达类似意思。
Grammar Note
作'掠夺物'时可数，作'掠夺行为'时不可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ 与 pillage /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/ 完全押韵。cabbage、image、courage、marriage、garage 虽也以 -age 结尾，但重读元音或尾音不同，是容易看错读音的形似词，不能按拼写类推；garage 的读音尤其特殊。
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。
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