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be a pirate
He is a pirate.
他是一个海盗。
海盗
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
海盗
a person who robs ships at sea or plunders coastal towns from the sea
He is a pirate.
他是一个海盗。
A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
与任何一支被称为“海盗”的运动队有关的人,如球迷、球员、教练等
someone connected with any of a number of sports teams known as the Pirates, as a fan, player, coach etc.
剽窃他人文字或思想的人
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
The pirates buried their treasure on a remote island.
海盗们把财宝埋在一个偏远的岛屿上。
He was accused of being a pirate for selling counterfeit DVDs.
他因出售盗版DVD而被指控为侵权者。
The old pirate ship was restored and turned into a museum.
这艘旧海盗船经过修复，变成了博物馆。
He is a pirate.
他是一个海盗。
pirate 作定语时表示海盗的或盗版的。
They found a pirate ship.
他们发现了一艘海盗船。
此结构常指剽窃者。
He is a pirate of others' works.
他是一个剽窃他人作品的人。
Not this
He is pirate.
Use this
He is a pirate.
错误：pirate作为可数名词，前面需要加不定冠词a。中文学习者常忽略冠词，因为汉语没有对应的语法要求。
Not this
They are pirate.
Use this
They are pirates.
错误：pirate的复数形式是pirates。中文没有名词复数变化，学习者容易忘记在英语中加-s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
海盗船
The pirate ship sailed under a black flag.
那艘海盗船挂着黑旗航行。
海盗宝藏
They searched for buried pirate treasure on the island.
他们在岛上寻找埋藏的海盗宝藏。
盗版复制品
He was arrested for selling pirate copies of movies.
他因出售电影盗版复制品被捕。
海盗电台
Pirate radio stations broadcast without a license.
海盗电台在没有执照的情况下广播。
海盗王
The pirate king ruled the seas with an iron fist.
海盗王以铁腕统治着海洋。
海盗湾
The pirates hid their loot in a secluded pirate bay.
海盗们把赃物藏在一个隐蔽的海盗湾里。
拿走你能拿的一切，什么也不给回报。
The pirates in the movie live by the code 'take what you can, give nothing back'.
电影中的海盗遵循着'拿走一切，不予回报'的准则。
死人不会讲故事。
The pirate captain said 'dead men tell no tales' before walking the plank.
海盗船长在让俘虏走跳板前说'死人不会讲故事'。
Use pirate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
海盗抢船，剽窃者抢文章——记住核心是“抢”，发音类似“派瑞特”，可联想为“派去抢的特别人员”。
register: neutral; contexts: 航海故事, 历史叙述, 学术剽窃; note_zh: 通常'pirate'表'海盗'最常用，而'剽窃者'用法主要用于书面语。混合使用较常见。
可数名词
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