| 单词 | rape and pillage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrape and pillage rape and pillage: the commission of acts of rape and plunder on a large scale, esp. by members of an invading army. Hence in extended use: despoilment, destruction, or defilement of something, esp. for profit. ΚΠ 1817 J. M. Scott Blue Lights Notes 143 To stimulate the avarice, lust, and barbarity of the English soldiery, he had promised, that on the capture of the city, three days should be allowed, for the purposes of rape and pillage. 1877 Times 17 Aug. 3/5 Thirty Bulgarians who had been found guilty of taking part..in acts of rape and pillage. 1922 W. S. Davis Short Hist. Near East vii. 90 For three days there was a carnival of rape and pillage. Nuns fared no better than courtesans at the hands of the uncaged soldiery. 1966 Washington Post 7 Oct. a1/1 A destructive fifth inning in which the Dodgers committed the rape and pillage of what had been Koufax's scoreless pitching to that point. 1991 Foreign Policy No. 83. 39 Violent confrontation and war have once again visited the Middle East,..resulting in the rape and pillage of Kuwait. 2001 FourFourTwo Oct. 86/1 It sounds horrible that we develop a business relationship with the supporters. I don't think it's rape and pillage. There's clearly a profit motive but we've planned lots of things that we've not previously done. to rape and pillage P3. to rape and pillage: to commit acts of rape and plunder, typically on a large scale. In extended use: to despoil, destroy, or defile, esp. for profit. Cf. rape and pillage at rape n.3 Phrases. ΚΠ 1943 Times 20 Sept. 8/2 A German soldier..closes the door behind a house where he has raped and pillaged. 1955 Van Wert (Ohio) Times-Bull. 5 Apr. 2/1 The turnpike commission has indicated its desire to rape and pillage the communities of Lyndhurst, Pepper Pike and Warrensville Heights by piling the ‘big road’ through the center of these areas. 1985 D. W. Bethlehem Social Psychol. of Prejudice iii. 58 The Spaniards quickly set about raping and pillaging, extracting tribute of gold from Indians, and establishing slavery. 2003 EnRoute Apr. 34/1 We aren't out to rape and pillage the countryside. < as lemmas |
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