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depredatory

/dep-ri-deyt/US // ˈdɛp rɪˌdeɪt //UK // (ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪt) //

掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺式,掠夺式的

Related Words

attack攻击,袭击,抨击,抨击的despoil蹂躏,毁坏,掠夺,搜刮loot掠夺,抢夺,劫掠,抢劫maraud掠夺,掠夺者,掠夺战,掠夺行为pillage掠夺,抢夺,抢劫,攫取raid突袭,突击检查,袭击,偷袭ransack打劫,洗劫一空,翻箱倒柜,洗劫ravage蹂躏,肆虐,摧残,摧枯拉朽sack袋子,袋子里的东西,袋子里的钱,袋子里的食物spoliate剥落,剥落的,疏散,疏松

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing.

    • : to plunder or lay waste to; prey upon; pillage; ravage.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing.

    • : to plunder; pillage.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpredatory
Synonyms
greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人marauding劫掠,掠夺,掠夺性的,掠夺性rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌voracious贪吃,贪婪,贪婪的,贪婪的人bloodthirsty嗜血的人,嗜血成性,嗜血,嗜血如命carnivorous肉食性的,食肉的,肉食性,肉食性动物despoiling蹂躏,掠夺,残害,掠夺性的hungry饥饿,饿了,饥饿的,饥肠辘辘hunting狩猎,打猎,猎杀,狩猎业pillaging掠夺行为,掠夺,劫掠行为,抢劫plundering掠夺,劫掠,掠夺行为,掠夺性predacious宿命,早熟,贪婪的,早熟的predative谓语,预言性的,预言性,宿命preying掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺,掠夺的raptorial猛士,猛禽,猛禽馆,猛犸象ravaging蹂躏,肆虐,摧残,破坏性的ravening乌鸦嘴,鸦雀无声,鸦雀无声的,鸦片thieving盗用,盗窃,盗取,偷窃vulturine崇拜者,崇拜的人,崇拜性,崇拜vulturous胆大妄为,崇洋媚外,狂热的,胆大妄为者wolfish狼性的,狼性,狼性十足,狼心狗肺

Examples

  • But the most valuable of the members of the band of friends of the Jameses are those who never go abroad to depredate.

  • I have been told that superstitious thieves hang veils or kerchiefs before the picture in rooms where they depredate.

  • Continuing, he charged the general with inciting his employés to depredate on the fences and fields.

  • Chickens depredate warily about the doorsteps, and intent pigs emerge for plunder from the alleys.

  • Col. Bush asked if this man Blackman, who took out a commission in order to depredate and plunder, is still living?

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