单词 | unplundered |
释义 | unplunderedadj. Not plundered. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective] > despoiled > not unspoiledc1500 unspulyied1513 unransacked1529 unpilled1569 unrifled1583 unpillaged1593 unplundered1637 unforageda1649 unravaged1728 spoilless1818 undespoiled1846 1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 122 They escaped, having left a weake Garrison of foote in the Towne and Castle, to make an Accord, for keeping the Towne unplundered. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 163 I count it a blessing that providence hath preserved such a treasure unplundred. 1736 J. Addison tr. Petronius Wks. 244 Her wing'd Navies plough'd The burden'd Main, to each unplunder'd Shore. 1798 T. Gisborne Poems 4 Lo, as secure he quits the unplunder'd dead, Wide-weltering seas of fire before him spread. 1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 460 Then I..The pitiable corse, and arms Unplundered, to the sepulchre will bear. 1865 J. Cameron Malayan India 263 To waste your time cutting the throat of a dead man while his house is yet unplundered. 1931 Northern Star (Lismore, New S. Wales) 6 Mar. 8/4 If we can find an unplundered tomb.., we shall get a much better idea of the art and the standard of culture of the period. 1994 Straight No Chaser Summer 7/2 With the mixes of each tune from the album running into double figures they aim to leave no genre unplundered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1637 |
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