单词 | buccaneering |
释义 | buccaneering (once / 24270 pages) n WORD FAMILY buccaneer: buccaneered, buccaneering, buccaneers USAGE EXAMPLESThe new boss’s mandate eight years ago was to banish BAE’s old, buccaneering ways and make it the acme of squeaky-clean corporate governance. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) The City is crying out for a consistent and forward-looking Brexit strategy that has a "bold, bright, buccaneering vision of the future", Mountevans will say. Reuters(Oct 26, 2016) Giant companies are no longer threatened by buccaneering entrepreneurs and innovative small businesses. The Guardian(Oct 08, 2016) n hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it Syn|Hyper piracy highjacking, hijacking robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force |
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