reave sth
及物用法，宾语通常是被抢走的财物；今天多见于历史或文学叙述。
The raiders reaved silver, cattle, and grain.
劫掠者抢走了白银、牲畜和谷物。
劫掠；掠夺
reaves — third person singular of reave
掠夺财物；作为战利品夺取；剥夺；抢走
掠夺财物；作为战利品夺取
steal goods; take as spoils
一般现在时
They reave the village every year.
他们每年都掠夺这个村庄。
一般过去时
The invaders reaved everything in sight.
侵略者掠夺了眼前的一切。
现在完成时
They have reaved all the valuables.
他们已经抢走了所有贵重物品。
规则动词
The invaders reaved the village of all its food and livestock.
侵略者剥夺了村庄所有的食物和牲畜。
用法提示：此处reave意为抢走，与of连用表示剥夺某人的某物。
She felt her peace of mind had been reaved by the constant noise.
她感到持续的噪音剥夺了她的内心平静。
用法提示：reave用于抽象意义，表示剥夺（平静）。
The storm reaved their crops, leaving them with nothing.
暴风雨夺走了他们的庄稼，使他们一无所有。
用法提示：reave用过去式reaved，表示自然灾害造成的剥夺。
及物用法，宾语通常是被抢走的财物；今天多见于历史或文学叙述。
The raiders reaved silver, cattle, and grain.
劫掠者抢走了白银、牲畜和谷物。
被动结构强调财物被夺走，施动者常省略，需要时用 by 引出。
The abbey's treasures were reaved in a single night.
修道院的珍宝一夜之间被洗劫一空。
grammar · medium
易错句子Last year the raiders reave the coastal town.
正确表达Last year the raiders reaved the coastal town.
句中有明确的过去时间 last year，谓语需用过去式；reave 的过去式是 reaved，不能用原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子The pirate reave every ship he sees.
正确表达The pirate reaves every ship he sees.
主语 the pirate 是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词要加 -s；reave 的第三人称单数形式是 reaves。
grammar · medium
易错句子The reave of the village shocked everyone.
正确表达The reaving of the village shocked everyone.
reave 是动词，不能直接放在冠词 the 后作名词；表示“掠夺（行为）”应使用动名词 reaving。
reave 表示“掠夺财物”，是古旧或文学用词；bereave 表示“夺去（亲人）”，通常用被动语态 be bereaved，不用于“抢东西”。
reeve 与 reave 同音（/riːv/），但 reeve 是名词（一种鸟或旧时地方官），reave 是动词（掠夺）。词性不同，不能互换。
reave 是古雅/文学词，现已罕用；plunder 是常用词，指（尤指战争中）掠夺、抢劫。现代英语说“掠夺”一般用 plunder，不用 reave。
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