Word · Frequency #7758
pirate
海盗
核心释义
a person who robs ships at sea or plunders coastal towns from the sea
- 1.
A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
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
- 4.
An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
- 5.
海盗
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
- 6.
One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
- 7.
海盗船
a ship that is manned by pirates
- 8.
A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.
- 9.
A kind of marble in children's games.
海盗船；盗版者；侵犯版权者；剽窃者；抄袭者；海盗队球员、球迷、教练等；盗食性鸟类
用法In use
The pirates buried their treasure on a remote island.
用法提示：此处pirate作为名词复数，指代从事海上抢劫的人。
He was accused of being a pirate for selling counterfeit DVDs.
用法提示：此处pirate作为名词单数，指未经授权使用他人作品的人。
The old pirate ship was restored and turned into a museum.
用法提示：此处pirate作为名词修饰ship，表示与海盗相关的。
be a pirate
He is a pirate.
他是一个海盗。
pirate + noun
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pirate ship
- 海盗船
- The pirate ship sailed under a black flag.那艘海盗船挂着黑旗航行。
- pirate treasure
- 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。
- pirate copy
- 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。
- pirate radio
- 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。
- pirate king
- 海盗王
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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”。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No exact rhymes with 'pirate' (/paɪrət/). 'Tyrant' and 'spiral' share the /aɪr/ sound but have different endings. 'Pilot' shares the first syllable /paɪ/ but with /l/ instead of /r/. 'Private' is a spelling lookalike pronounced /ˈpraɪvɪt/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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