Word · Frequency #7758
pirate
海盗
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.
someone connected with any of a number of sports teams known as the Pirates, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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
- 3.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
剽窃他人文字或思想的人
- 4.
An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
- 5.
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
海盗
- 6.
One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
- 7.
a ship that is manned by pirates
海盗船
- 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
In use
The pirates buried their treasure on a remote island.
He was accused of being a pirate for selling counterfeit DVDs.
The old pirate ship was restored and turned into a museum.
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。
a pirate of + noun
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。
Connections
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
- The pirate king ruled the seas with an iron fist.海盗王以铁腕统治着海洋。
- pirate bay
Learner notes
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”。
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词
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/.
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。
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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