be a pirate
He is a pirate.
他是一个海盗。
海盗
pirates — plural of pirate
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
a person who robs ships at sea or plunders coastal towns from the sea
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.
海盗
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
海盗船
a ship that is manned by pirates
A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.
A kind of marble in children's games.
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。
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.
他因出售盗版DVD而被指控为侵权者。
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.
这艘旧海盗船经过修复，变成了博物馆。
用法提示：此处pirate作为名词修饰ship，表示与海盗相关的。
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。
多指历史特定背景的海盗，现代用法较少
特指16-19世纪北非海盗，地域性强
泛指掠夺者，不限于海上，语气古旧
可指海上或陆上的袭击者，更通用
强调掠夺行为，可指任何地点的掠夺者
grammar · medium
易错句子He is pirate.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子They are pirate.
正确表达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。
针对“剽窃者”含义，表示原创作者，是反义。
针对“海盗”含义，表示法律执行者，是反义。
pirate（盗版者）强调非法复制或劫掠，plagiarist特指抄袭他人文字或思想，多用于学术或创作领域。
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'。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.