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pillage 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈpilij/,
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pillaging, present participle; pillaged, past tense; pillages, 3rd person singular present; pillaged, past participle;
  1. Rob (a place) using violence, esp. in wartime

  2. Steal (something) using violence, esp. in wartime
    • - artworks pillaged from churches and museums
Noun
  1. The action of pillaging a place or property, esp. in wartime

  1. loot: goods or money obtained illegally
  2. plunder: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
  3. plundering: the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
  4. (pillaged) looted: wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"
  5. (pillaged) despoiled: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"
  6. Looting (Hindi lūṭ, akin to Sanskrit luṭhati, [he] steals; also Latin latro, latronis [Sp. ladrón], "thief"), to rob , sacking, plundering, despoiling, despoliation or pillaging is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or political victory, or during a catastrophe or ...
  7. The Pillage is the debut album of close affiliate and quasi-member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Cappadonna. It was released on March 24, 1998 by Razor Sharp/Epic Street on Compact disc, vinyl and tape cassette.
  8. The spoils of war; The act of pillaging; To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war
  9. (Pillaging) An obsessive behavior whereby a person takes things, often of little or no value, that belong to someone else, often thinking it is hers.
  10. to ruthlessly take goods or valuables by open violence, as in war; to take as loot, booty, or spoils; PLUNDER. See SPOILS OF WAR, HAVOC, RANSACK, SOUVENIR, ROMAN HOLIDAY.
  11. rob, sack or plunder
  12. (2h)[5:], POs down, FOs away, alt. descend and rise while closing to [S]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - pillage.
  13. The siphoning off of food intended for civilians.  It is considered a war crime in international conflict and a prohibited act in an internal conflict.
  14. to seize valuables by force.