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marauding

UK //məˈrɔːdɪŋ//US //məˈrɔːdɪŋ//

词源

源自法语 'marauder',意为'抢劫'或'掠夺',可能进一步源自德语或古法语词汇。

adjective

❶ 指四处游荡并抢劫或破坏的行为,通常用于描述人或动物成群结队地袭击或掠夺。

“The marauding bandits looted the village and took all the food.”

(四处抢劫的土匪洗劫了村庄,抢走了所有食物。)

“Marauding wolves often attack livestock in the winter.”

(游荡的狼群在冬天经常袭击牲畜。)

同义词:raiding, plundering, pillaging

常见短语

marauding band — 指一群四处游荡并抢劫或破坏的人或动物,通常用于描述土匪或野兽的集体行为。

“The villagers lived in fear of the marauding band that roamed the countryside.”

(村民们生活在恐惧中,害怕那些在乡村游荡的抢劫团伙。)