| 单词 | pirate |
| 释义 | pirate (once / 224 pages) nv Yarg, matey! A cartoon pirate wears an eye patch, three-cornered hat, billowy shirt, and tall black boots. In real life, a pirate just boards ships and robs them of cargo, valuables, and money, often while wearing regular boring clothes. Pirates have been around since humans have been shipping valuable goods by boat across oceans. You can also use pirate as a verb to describe what these robbers do. Today, in addition to traditional pirates, there are pirates who use digital creative material, like books, movies, games, and music, without paying for it. If you pirate a movie, you make a copy and sell it illegally. The Greek root of pirate is peirates, "one who attacks." WORD FAMILYpirate: piracy, pirated, pirates, piratical, pirating+/piracy: piracies/piratical: piratically USAGE EXAMPLES“Afterwards, they said we were pirates who kidnap boats, that we were carrying weapons.” The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) She filed for the split and also sought a temporary restraining order against the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor for alleged domestic abuse. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The Pirates lost for the first time in five games against Top 25 opponents. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover Jean Laffite French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826) Sir Henry Morgana Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) Bartholomew Robertsa Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) Edward Thatchan English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) Khayr ad-DinBarbary pirate (died in 1546) Barbary pirate, corsair a pirate along the Barbary Coast sea kinga Viking pirate chief despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) 2n a ship that is manned by pirates Syn|Hypo|Hyper pirate ship corsair a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight 3n someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own Syn|Hyper literary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer stealer, thief a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it 4v take arbitrarily or by force Syn|Hypo|Hyper commandeer, highjack, hijack skyjack subject an aircraft to air piracy carjacktake someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it seize take or capture by force 5v copy illegally; of published material Hyper steal take without the owner's consent |
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