despoil
英 [dɪ'spɒɪl]
美 [dɪ'spɔɪl]
TEM8 GRE TOEFL
1. spill, split => spoil => despoil.
2. Latin spolium originally denoted 'skin stripped from a killed animal'.
despoil 掠夺de-, 向下，离开。spoil, 掠夺。即掠夺，夺走。
- 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.
- 1. The city of greece and asia is despoil of their most valuable ornament.
- 希腊与亚洲城市中最宝贵的装饰品被劫掠一空.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The victorious army despoil the city of all its treasure.
- 得胜的军队把城里的财宝劫掠一空。
来自辞典例句
- 3. " Thy voice, and suddenly grow grey with fear, And tremble and despoil themselves: 0 hear! "
- 听到你的声音, 它们已吓得发青: 一边颤栗,一边自动萎缩: 哦,你听!
来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
- 4. From the wicked who despoil me, My deadly enemies who surround me.
- 诗17:9使我脱离那欺压我的恶人、就是围困我 、 要害我命的仇敌.
来自互联网
- 5. And tremble and despoil themselves : 0 hear!
- 一边颤栗,一边自动萎缩: 哦,你听!
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