depredation

英 [ˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn]

美 [ˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn]

n.  掠夺; 劫掠; 破坏

复数：depredations　

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BNC.21940 / COCA.23993

牛津词典

noun

• 掠夺；劫掠；破坏
  acts that cause damage to people's property, lives, etc.

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 掠夺;破坏;蹂躏
  Thedepredationsof a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something.
  1. Crops can be all too easily decimated by unchecked depredations by deer...
     任由鹿糟蹋会很容易把庄稼都毁了。
  2. Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.
     该地区的环境破坏大都是由于规划不善造成的。

英英释义

noun

• an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  Synonym:predation
• (usually plural) a destructive action
  1. the ravages of time
  2. the depredations of age and disease
  Synonym:ravage

双语例句

• Most southern towns have suffered from the reckless depredation of the armed gang.
  大多数南方城镇都遭受过这帮武装匪徒的鲁蛮掠夺。
• Aster was calculating on three days of depredation and one day to escape.
  埃斯特打算剽掠三天，再用一天时间溜走。
• The processes of depredation, amortization, and depletion discussed in this chapter all have a common goal.
  本章讨论的折旧、摊销和损耗处理都有一个共同的目的。
• The visit of all these marauders must be anticipated, and measures taken to prevent their depredation.
  应该预料到这些抢劫者的侵袭，并制定防范他们抢劫的措施。
• Crops can be all too easily decimated by unchecked depredations by deer
  任由鹿糟蹋会很容易把庄稼都毁了。
• But it was also a century of Dickensian depredation and dislocation.
  但那也是一个狄更斯式（Dickensian）掠夺和混乱主导的世纪。
• Wildlife depredation on livestock: The main depredated livestock were cattle, horses, mules and pigs and the main predators was tigers, and also a few bears and wild dogs.
  野生动物对家畜的捕杀：墨脱县被捕杀的家畜主要有牛、骡马和猪，捕杀者主要是虎、黑熊和豺。
• The characteristics affected by urbanization in society and economy, depredation of advantaged groups, intervention of government interests and deficiency of farmer's rights protection all damage farmer's interests.
  城市化的社会经济特点、强势群体的掠夺以及政府利益介入、农民自身的缺失等都有可能成为农民权益失的原因。
• Western nation at the time of carrying on economic depredation to city in Guangxi, also to enlargement the culture invade.
  西方国家在对广西城市进行经济掠夺的同时，也对加大了文化侵略。
• Brutal acts of depredation are not uncommon.
  残酷的劫掠行为并非罕见。