despoil

🇺🇸 /dɪˈspɔɪl/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈspɔɪl/
词频
难度
标签 RARE
verb
R

To take something valuable from a place without permission, or to damage a place and make it less beautiful.

The vandals despoiled the ancient monument by chipping away at its intricate carvings.

破坏者通过剥落其复杂的雕刻来破坏这座古老的纪念碑。

translation

v. 掠夺

词形变化

3rd Present despoils
Past despoiled
Perfect despoiled
Progressive despoiling