Word · Frequency #11475
plunder
掠夺；抢劫；洗劫
to steal goods or ravage a place by force, especially in war; to pillage, sack, or loot
- 1.
To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
掠夺,洗劫
- 2.
To take (goods) by pillage.
通过掠夺获取(物品)。
- 3.
take illegally; of intellectual property
非法获取(知识产权)
- 4.
To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
抢劫,掠取
- 5.
plunder (a town) after capture
攻占后掠夺(城镇)
- 6.
To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
过度使用,仿佛在掠夺；不当使用或耗尽
- 7.
To take unexpectedly.
意外地获取。
盗用；剽窃（知识产权）；挥霍；滥用；大量消耗；突然夺取；意外拿走；掠夺,洗劫；通过掠夺获取(物品)。
In use
The invaders plundered the village, taking all the food and valuables.
During the war, many historical sites were plundered by soldiers.
The pirates are plundering the coastal towns for gold and silver.
This writer plundered from famous authors
Verb forms
base plunder · third person plunders · -ing plundering · past plundered · past participle plundered
Connections
Collocations
- plunder natural resources
- 掠夺自然资源
- The company was accused of plundering natural resources in the region.该公司被指控掠夺该地区的自然资源。
- plunder a city
- 洗劫城市
- The Vikings plundered the city and carried off its gold.维京人洗劫了这座城市，抢走了城里的黄金。
- plunder the countryside
- 劫掠乡村
- During the war, enemy soldiers plundered the countryside for food and cattle.战争期间，敌军士兵为夺取食物和牲口而劫掠乡村。
- plunder tombs
- 盗掘古墓
- Thieves have plundered many ancient tombs in this area.盗贼已盗掘了这一地区的许多古墓。
- plunder a ship
- 洗劫船只
- The pirates plundered the merchant ship and took the cargo.海盗洗劫了那艘商船，抢走了货物。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
plunder谐音“破烂的”：掠夺之后，城镇只剩破烂残骸，想到“洗劫”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：战争报道、历史叙述、知识产权法律 plunder 通常用于较正式或书面语境，多出现在战争、历史叙述及法律（知识产权）等场景；日常口语中比较少见。选用时可根据语体及具体情景判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读部分都与 plunder 相同，均为 /ʌndɚ/：blunder、thunder、wonder、under、sunder、asunder。注意拼写相似的词不一定同音：wander (/ˈwɑːndɚ/)、launder (/ˈlɔːndɚ/)、founder (/ˈfaʊndɚ/) 虽然也以 -nder 结尾，但发音不同。
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。
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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