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pirate

/pahy-ruht/US // ˈpaɪ rət //UK // (ˈpaɪrɪt) //

海盗,盗版,剽窃,剽窃者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
    • : a ship used by such persons.
    • : any plunderer, predator, etc.: confidence men, slumlords, and other pirates.
    • : a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorization.
    • : Also called pirate stream .Geology. a stream that diverts into its own flow the headwaters of another stream, river, etc.
v.有主动词 verb
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    pi·rat·ed, pi·rat·ing.

    • : to commit piracy upon; plunder; rob.
    • : to take by piracy: to pirate gold.
    • : to use or reproduce without authorization or legal right: to pirate hit records.
    • : to take or entice away for one's own use: Our competitor is trying to pirate our best salesman.
v.无主动词 verb
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    pi·rat·ed, pi·rat·ing.

    • : to commit or practice piracy.

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Examples

  • How to make a paper boatThe paper pirate hat is so versatile that any swashbuckling seafarer can whip it right off their head and turn it into a worthy watercraft.

  • How to make a pirate hatCosplay can be fun, and few characters are more classic than pirates.

  • With digital releases, pirates use technologies not available to most consumers to make perfect copies quickly.

  • How generally nonviolent it was from the moment that the pirates got on board, and how well the trades functioned.

  • Simply put, the pirates of the Caribbean tended to prey on the merchant vessels rather than the powerful warships that usually even moved in squadrons.

  • Spam, squirt guns, earthworms, pirate costumes—stuff like that.

  • His acceptance speech was a reflection of his career, and laced with enough profanity to make a pirate blush.

  • Abdi did not have any contact with Muse; Greengrass tried to get hold of the jailed pirate, but was not allowed to speak to him.

  • In 2007, Pirate Bay even attempted to raise the funds to purchase Sealand.

  • What seems to have been a new Dread Pirate Robert, DPR2, greeted users with a “welcome back to Freedom” note.

  • The private trader therefore still ran great risk of being treated as a smuggler, if not as a pirate.

  • But, missionary or pirate, he had visited Darien, and had brought away none but delightful recollections.

  • Countless dogs fought under the feet of passers-by, and over all leered the sardonic face of Jean Bart, pirate and privateer.

  • Soon as the alarm was spread, Prince Tancred, who was near Cefalu, took ships and followed after the pirate's two vessels.

  • "I cannot see in what respect he was any better than a pirate," added Evelyn, in a quiet tone.