depredate
/dep-ri-deyt/US // ˈdɛp rɪˌdeɪt //UK // (ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪt) //
掠夺,蹂躏,掠夺性的,掠食
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v.有主动词 verb
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dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing.
- : to plunder or lay waste to; prey upon; pillage; ravage.
v.无主动词 verb
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dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing.
- : to plunder; pillage.
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Examples
But the most valuable of the members of the band of friends of the Jameses are those who never go abroad to depredate.
I have been told that superstitious thieves hang veils or kerchiefs before the picture in rooms where they depredate.
Continuing, he charged the general with inciting his employés to depredate on the fences and fields.
Chickens depredate warily about the doorsteps, and intent pigs emerge for plunder from the alleys.
Col. Bush asked if this man Blackman, who took out a commission in order to depredate and plunder, is still living?
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