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despoiled

/dih-spoil/US // dɪˈspɔɪl //UK // (dɪˈspɔɪl) //

糟蹋了,糟蹋,糟蹋了的,糟蹋的

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.

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Examples

  • Eco-sceptic Brits weary of seeing their green and pleasant land despoiled with wind turbines, nodded their heads in agreement.

  • Afghans have also been their own worst enemies, standing by as their friends and relatives despoiled the public realm.

  • My poor son would have been despoiled and wronged like the king, my husband, and I should have been the cause of it.

  • But the room was empty save for the despoiled carcass, and there was no sign of the aliens who had been sent out to scout.

  • The riot ended only when the captain had been despoiled of the peppermints he had provided for such contingencies.

  • But while he despoiled the Saxon prelates, he would suffer no royal spoliation of the Norman bishops.

  • Multitudes were despoiled of their goods, hundreds lost their lives at the hands of their cruel guests.

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