| 单词 | to rape and pillage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto 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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