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单词 despoil
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•spoil /dɪˈspɔɪl/USA pronunciation   v. [ + obj]
  1. to rob or take away another's possessions, things of value, etc.;
    plunder:Barbarians despoiled the northern towns.
de•spoil•ment, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•spoil  (di spoil),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.;
    rob;
    plunder;
    pillage.
  • Latin dēspoliāre to strip, rob, plunder, equivalent. to dē- de- + spoliāre to plunder; see spoil
  • Old French despoillier
  • Middle English despoilen 1175–1225
de•spoiler, n. 
de•spoilment, n. 
    dispossess, divest; rifle, sack; fleece.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
despoil /dɪˈspɔɪl/ vb
  1. (transitive) to strip or deprive by force; plunder; rob; loot
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French despoillier, from Latin dēspoliāre, from de- + spoliāre to rob (esp of clothing); see spoil

deˈspoiler n deˈspoilment n
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