单词	plunder
释义	plunder1 verbplunder2 noun plunderplun‧der1 /ˈplʌndə $ -ər/ verb written Word Origin WORD ORIGINplunder1 Origin: 1600-1700 German plündern, from Middle High German plunder ‘things used in the home, clothes’ Verb Table VERB TABLE plunder Simple Form Present I, you, we, they plunder he, she, it plunders Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they plundered Present perfect I, you, we, they have plundered he, she, it has plundered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had plundered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will plunder Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have plundered Continuous Form Present I am plundering he, she, it is plundering you, we, they are plundering Past I, he, she, it was plundering you, we, they were plundering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been plundering he, she, it has been plundering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been plundering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be plundering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been plundering Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Critics claim the President has plundered the national treasury. Many works of art were plundered by Nazi troops. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A spasm of delight shook her from head to toe as he plundered her neck. Because of it they simply could not plunder on ahead without thinking. In 1641 the Castle was taken and plundered by Toole McCann. In other eras, the aldermen ran the city and plundered it. It was waiting to be plundered. Loyal members of the Blooper Patrol have plundered these blunders from newspapers, ads and brochures. Then the Cid and his people returned to the field and began to plunder the tents. There are nine locations to plunder for food, weapons, artefacts and Orichalcum. 1[intransitive, transitive] to steal large amounts of money or property from somewhere, especially while fighting in a war:  The rich provinces of Asia Minor were plundered by the invaders.2[transitive] to use up all or most of the supplies of something in a careless way:  Unlicensed fishermen have plundered tuna stocks. the egotism of man as he plunders our planet—plunderer noun [countable] plunder1 verbplunder2 noun plunderplunder2 noun [uncountable] written Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He fled the country with $600 million in plunder. the plunder of Africa by the European nations EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All during the night thousands were out in quest of plunder. But the plunder is just part of the over-fishing that dates back to the 1960s, when North Sea herring were annihilated. He made nothing for himself out of the plunder of the Church lands. He would risk his life any time for plunder. It's not a case of plunder. Poorer countries are simply a resource for big business-cheap labour, cheap dumping grounds, cheap plunder. The pay was welcome and there might well be plunder to boot, not to mention the excitement. 1things that have been stolen during a violent attack, especially during a war:  Henry’s army returned loaded down with plunder.2the act of plundering:  fear of invasion and plunder
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