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rape

/reyp/US // reɪp //UK // (reɪp) //

强奸,强奸罪,强奸行为,强奸案

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
    • : statutory rape.
    • : an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse; despoliation; violation: the rape of the countryside.
    • : Archaic. the act of seizing and carrying off by force: The rape of the Sabine women is the subject of several classical sculptures and paintings that depict Roman soldiers kidnapping unwilling brides.
v.有主动词 verb
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    raped, rap·ing.

    • : to commit the crime of rape on.
    • : to plunder; despoil: The logging operation raped a wide tract of forest without regard for the environmental impact of their harvesting practices.
    • : Informal: Offensive. to totally defeat, wreck, dominate, or decimate: I might have passed the semester if that final exam hadn't raped me so hard.You raped the goal—nothing their rookie keeper could have done to stop you.
    • : Archaic. to seize, take, or carry off by force.
v.无主动词 verb
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    raped, rap·ing.

    • : to commit rape.

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Examples

  • The father, Jean Paul Kruse, was later charged with rape and sexual abuse.

  • When it comes to the increasing number of rape allegations leveled at Bill Cosby, the smoke is becoming impenetrable.

  • Dean Todd arranged for me to sit behind a screen and talk about my rape for a group of student leaders and activists.

  • Another bombshell: There is no statute of limitations on rape in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

  • It was shocking to find out that the rape by Beebe was actually the last one of the night.

  • Murder, rape, arson, and a host of other atrocities are often the first evidence of a diseased brain.

  • He kept his promise, and then, after much entreaty, gave Helvetius a pinch of the powder—about as much as a rape-seed.

  • Miss Laura cleaned each cage, and gave each bird some mixed rape and canary seed.

  • In the Eleusinian mysteries the rape of Persephone by Pluto, the winter god, is portrayed.

  • The rape of the Sabines is another incident suggesting the same conclusion.