depredation
UK/.depri'deiʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
An act of plundering, pillaging, or causing destructive damage, especially to crops or livestock.
掠夺；破坏；劫掠行为
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddedown, away, reversal
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predroot
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ationact, process, state
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Common Collocations
- 1.military depredations军事掠夺
- 2.economic depredations经济掠夺
- 3.acts of depredation掠夺行为
Example Sentences
- 1.
The depredations of the invading army left the countryside utterly destroyed.
- 2.
Economic depredations during wartime affected millions of civilians.