| 释义 |
looting, vbl. n.|ˈluːtɪŋ|
[f. loot v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. loot. Also attrib.
1842Ld. Ellenborough Let. 17 May in Indian Administr. (1874) 194 The plunderers are beaten whenever they are caught, but there is a good deal of burning and ‘looting’ as they call it. 1859M. Thomson Story Cawnpore iii. 48 For downright looting commend me to the hirsute Sikh. 1862L. Oliphant Earl Elgin's Mission China I. 135, I observed, in the suburb large looting parties, composed of Chinese blackguards, ransacking the houses. |