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单词 pirate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pi•rate /ˈpaɪrət/USA pronunciation   n., v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. one who robs or commits illegal acts or violence at sea.
  2. one who uses or copies the work or invention of another without permission.

v. [+ object]
  1. to take by piracy.
  2. to use or copy (a book, an invention, copyrighted software, etc.) without permission or legal right.
pi•rat•i•cal /paɪˈrætɪkəl, pɪ-/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pi•rate  (pīrət),USA pronunciation n., v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. 
n. 
  1. a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
  2. Nautical, Naval Termsa ship used by such persons.
  3. any plunderer, predator, etc.:confidence men, slumlords, and other pirates.
  4. a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorization.
  5. GeologyAlso called pirate stream′. a stream that diverts into its own flow the headwaters of another stream, river, etc.

v.t. 
  1. to commit piracy upon; plunder;
    rob.
  2. to take by piracy:to pirate gold.
  3. to use or reproduce (a book, an invention, etc.) without authorization or legal right:to pirate hit records.
  4. to take or entice away for one's own use:Our competitor is trying to pirate our best salesman.

v.i. 
  1. to commit or practice piracy.
  • Greek peirāté̄s, equivalent. to peirā-, variant stem of peirân to attack + -tēs agent noun, nominal suffix
  • Latin pīrāta
  • Middle English 1250–1300
pirate•like′, adj. 
pi•rat•i•cal  (pī rati kəl, pi-),USA pronunciation pi•ratic, adj.  pi•rati•cal•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged freebooter, buccaneer, corsair, plunderer.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pirate /ˈpaɪrɪt/ n
  1. a person who commits piracy
  2. a vessel used by pirates
  3. (as modifier): a pirate ship
  4. a person who illicitly uses or appropriates someone else's literary, artistic, or other work
  5. a person or group of people who broadcast illegally
  6. (as modifier): a pirate radio station
vb
  1. (transitive) to use, appropriate, or reproduce (artistic work, ideas, etc) illicitly
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin pīrāta, from Greek peirātēs one who attacks, from peira an attempt, attack

piratical /paɪˈrætɪkəl/, piˈratic adj piˈratically adv
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