单词 | rape |
释义 | rape (once / 843 pages) 1nv 2n Rape is a word for sexual assault — usually a man rapes a woman. This is one of the worst crimes there is. Rape can also mean to plunder or strip something of resources. There are few words more powerful than rape, which is a horrifying crime most often done by a man to a woman. To rape someone is to force them to have sex with you. This word isn't an obscenity, but its meaning is. There are also some metaphorical meanings, like if a country is said to rape the land of a resource, like oil. Some countries might rape their rain forests by cutting them down. However it's used, rape is a violent and ugly word. WORD FAMILYrape: raped, rapeed, raper, rapes, raping, rapist+/raper: rapers/rapist: rapists USAGE EXAMPLESIt says it has observed starvation, the burning of villages and rape being used as weapons of war across the country. BBC(Dec 01, 2016) In 1971, Whitsell was convicted of aggravated rape in two separate cases in Louisiana, according to the district attorney’s office. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) Satoe still faces trial in February on two counts of rape and a count of aiding and abetting attempted rape. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1n the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will Hypo|Hyper date rape rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together) carnal abuse, statutory rapesexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly) sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat 2n the act of despoiling a country in warfare Syn|Hyper rapine pillage, pillaging, plundering the act of stealing valuable things from a place 3v force (someone) to have sex against their will The woman was raped on her way home at night Hypo|Hyper gang-rape rape (someone) successively with several attackers assail, assault, attack, set on attack someone physically or emotionally 4v destroy and strip of its possession 2The soldiers raped the beautiful country Syn|Hyper despoil, plunder, spoil, violate destroy, ruin destroy completely; damage irreparably n Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop Syn|Hyper Brassica napus, colza mustard any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica |
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