| 释义 |
despoil
de·spoil D0164000 (dĭ-spoil′)tr.v. de·spoiled, de·spoil·ing, de·spoils 1. To deprive of something valuable, especially by force; rob: The invaders despoiled the town of its art treasures. He was despoiled of his inheritance by crooked lawyers.2. To ruin, especially by destroying or removing what is valuable: "a landscape that had been raped and despoiled by coal mining" (George Black).
[Middle English despoilen, from Old French despoillier, from Latin dēspoliāre : dē-, de- + spoliāre, to plunder (from spolium, booty).]
de·spoil′er n.de·spoil′ment n.despoil (dɪˈspɔɪl) vb (tr) to strip or deprive by force; plunder; rob; loot[C13: from Old French despoillier, from Latin dēspoliāre, from de- + spoliāre to rob (esp of clothing); see spoil] deˈspoiler n deˈspoilment nde•spoil (dɪˈspɔɪl)
v.t. to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage. [1175–1225; Middle English < Old French despoillier < Latin dēspoliāre to strip, rob, plunder] de•spoil′er, n. de•spoil′ment, n. despoil
Past participle: despoiled
Gerund: despoiling
| Present |
|---|
| I despoil | | you despoil | | he/she/it despoils | | we despoil | | you despoil | | they despoil |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I despoiled | | you despoiled | | he/she/it despoiled | | we despoiled | | you despoiled | | they despoiled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am despoiling | | you are despoiling | | he/she/it is despoiling | | we are despoiling | | you are despoiling | | they are despoiling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have despoiled | | you have despoiled | | he/she/it has despoiled | | we have despoiled | | you have despoiled | | they have despoiled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was despoiling | | you were despoiling | | he/she/it was despoiling | | we were despoiling | | you were despoiling | | they were despoiling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had despoiled | | you had despoiled | | he/she/it had despoiled | | we had despoiled | | you had despoiled | | they had despoiled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will despoil | | you will despoil | | he/she/it will despoil | | we will despoil | | you will despoil | | they will despoil |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have despoiled | | you will have despoiled | | he/she/it will have despoiled | | we will have despoiled | | you will have despoiled | | they will have despoiled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be despoiling | | you will be despoiling | | he/she/it will be despoiling | | we will be despoiling | | you will be despoiling | | they will be despoiling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been despoiling | | you have been despoiling | | he/she/it has been despoiling | | we have been despoiling | | you have been despoiling | | they have been despoiling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been despoiling | | you will have been despoiling | | he/she/it will have been despoiling | | we will have been despoiling | | you will have been despoiling | | they will have been despoiling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been despoiling | | you had been despoiling | | he/she/it had been despoiling | | we had been despoiling | | you had been despoiling | | they had been despoiling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would despoil | | you would despoil | | he/she/it would despoil | | we would despoil | | you would despoil | | they would despoil |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have despoiled | | you would have despoiled | | he/she/it would have despoiled | | we would have despoiled | | you would have despoiled | | they would have despoiled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | despoil - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"foray, pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, loot, plunder, striptake - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"deplume, displume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes | | 2. | despoil - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"rape, plunder, violate, spoilruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
despoilverb (Formal) plunder, destroy, strip, rob, devastate, wreck, rifle, deprive, loot, trash (slang), total (slang), ravage, dispossess, pillage, divest, denude, vandalize, wreak havoc upon the modern day industry which has despoiled the towndespoilverbTo rob of goods by force, especially in time of war:depredate, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rape, ravage, sack, spoliate, strip.Archaic: harrow, spoil.Translationsdespoil
despoil (something) of (something)To rob something valuable from a particular place or thing. I can't believe that a thief despoiled the art museum of an original Picasso. It seems that someone despoiled the ancient tomb of its jewels before we got here.See also: despoil, ofdespoil something of somethingto make something, such as a town, tomb, or building, lose value by stealing from it; to rob something of something. The vandals despoiled the castle of much of its furnishings. The land was despoiled of its fertility by overplanting.See also: despoil, ofdespoil
Related to despoil: pillaged, plunderedSynonyms for despoilverb plunderSynonyms- plunder
- destroy
- strip
- rob
- devastate
- wreck
- rifle
- deprive
- loot
- trash
- total
- ravage
- dispossess
- pillage
- divest
- denude
- vandalize
- wreak havoc upon
Synonyms for despoilverb to rob of goods by force, especially in time of warSynonyms- depredate
- havoc
- loot
- pillage
- plunder
- ransack
- rape
- ravage
- sack
- spoliate
- strip
- harrow
- spoil
Synonyms for despoilverb steal goodsSynonyms- foray
- pillage
- ransack
- reave
- rifle
- loot
- plunder
- strip
Related Wordsverb destroy and strip of its possessionSynonymsRelated Words |