pillage
UK/'pilidʒ/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To loot or plunder a place by force, especially during war.
掠夺，抢劫
n.
The act of looting by force; goods taken as spoils of war.
掠夺；战利品，掠夺物
Root Breakdown
Loanwordpillageother
=pillage
Common Collocations
- 1.pillage and plunder烧杀抢掠
- 2.widespread pillage大规模掠夺
- 3.[pillage of resources]掠夺资源
- 4.pillage a village洗劫村庄
Example Sentences
- 1.
Invading soldiers pillaged the village, leaving nothing of value behind.
- 2.
The museum's collection was lost to pillage during the wartime occupation.