英语单词

loot是什么意思

loot

英 [luːt] 美 [lut]
  • n. 战利品;抢劫;掠夺品
  • vt. 抢劫,洗劫;强夺
  • vi. 洗劫,掠夺;抢劫

助记提示


1. t ---> 钩子。
2. 劫匪带了100个钩子来抢劫东西。
3. tool <===> loot: 抢劫是需要工具的。
4. 谐音“掳特”-----掳掠特别好的东西。

中文词源


loot 打劫,战利品

来自梵语loptram,lotram,打劫,偷来的物品,来自PIE*reup,抓,抢,词源同rip,rob.后引申词义战利品。印欧语字母r在与梵语l发生了音变关系,如light对应梵语词rocate,照耀,照明。

英文词源


loot (n.)
"goods taken from an enemy, etc.," 1788, Anglo-Indian, from Hindi lut, from Sanskrit loptram, lotram "booty, stolen property," from PIE *roup-tro-, from root *reup- "to snatch" (see rip (v.)). The verb is first attested 1821, from the noun. Related: Looted; looting.

双语例句


1. It was all the loot taken by soldiers from the captured town.
这就是士兵们从被占领的城镇掠夺来的所有东西.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. There have been reports of youths taking advantage of the general confusion to loot and steal.
有报道说一些年轻人乘局势一片混乱之际抢劫盗窃。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Most criminals steal in order to sell their loot for cash on the black market.
罪犯盗窃大多是为了把赃物在黑市上卖掉,换取现金。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The thieves quarreled with one another about how to divide the loot.
盗贼们为了如何分脏而彼此争吵起来.

来自辞典例句

5. It was Arakanese who joined the general scramble for loot.
阿拉干参与了对战利品的全面掠夺.

来自辞典例句

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