despoil

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·spoil /dɪˈspɔɪl/ verb [transitive] literary  1. DAMAGEto make a place much less attractive by removing or damaging things 毁坏，破坏 → spoil2. STEALto steal from a place or people using force, especially in a war 〔尤指战争中〕掠夺，劫掠→ See Verb table

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despoil• On the contrary, they saw themselves as purifying a church that had become diluted, dehydrated, and despoiled.• It made little difference if a dreadful rash despoiled both little faces.• The sandy beaches are being despoiled by an oil spill.• Regulated, socialised economies trample on human dignity, despoil the natural environment and depress economic performance.Origin despoil (1200-1300) Old French despoillier, from Latin spoliare “to rob”

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despoil
de‧spoil /dɪˈspɔɪl/ verb [transitive] literary1. to make a place much less attractive by removing or damaging things ⇨ spoil
2. to steal from a place or people using force, especially in a war

de·spoilBrE /dɪˈspɔɪl/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈspɔɪl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they despoil BrE /dɪˈspɔɪl/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈspɔɪl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it despoils BrE /dɪˈspɔɪlz/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈspɔɪlz/ 🔊past simple despoiled BrE /dɪˈspɔɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈspɔɪld/ 🔊past participle despoiled BrE /dɪˈspɔɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈspɔɪld/ 🔊 -ing form despoiling BrE /dɪˈspɔɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈspɔɪlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (of sth) (literary) to steal sth valuable from a place; to make a place less attractive by damaging or destroying it 抢劫；掠夺；蹂躏；破坏 SYN plunder