despoil
despoil 英 [dɪˈspɔɪl] 美 [dɪˈspɔɪl]
vt. 掠夺，剥夺；夺取
进行时:despoiling 过去式:despoiled 过去分词:despoiled 第三人称单数:despoils 名词复数:despoils
- Despoil is to spoil, only worse. You may spoil a dinner party by being late, but we all despoil the earth with pollution and over-consumption.
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- vt. 掠夺，剥夺；夺取
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1. And it's not like Democrats never despoil.
不像民主党，从不掠夺。
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2. When that lion came to despoil that flock, it came as a wondrous opportunity to David.
当狮子来攫夺羊羔的时侯，他看为一个非常的机会。
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3. He used his ruthless and destructive armies to despoil everybody who lived within reach of his realm.
他动用其破坏性的军队残暴地掠夺国内的人民。
- despoil (v.) c. 1300, from Old French despoillier (12c., Modern French dépouiller) "to strip, rob, deprive of, steal, borrow," from Latin despoliare "to rob, despoil, plunder," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + spoliare "to strip of clothing, rob," from spolium "armor, booty" (see spoil (v.)). Related: Despoiled; despoiling.
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