marauding

英 [məˈrɔːdɪŋ]

美 [məˈrɔːdɪŋ]

adj.  (到处)抢劫的，打劫的，劫掠的
v.  战时侵入敌方掠夺、抢劫或搜寻战利品; 抢劫，掳掠，攫夺
maraud的现在分词

现在分词：marauding　

BNC.20039 / COCA.24688

牛津词典

adj.

• （到处）抢劫的，打劫的，劫掠的
  going around a place in search of things to steal or people to attack
  1. marauding wolves
     到处猎食的狼群

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (人)四处劫掠的;(动物)四处攫食的
  If you talk aboutmaraudinggroups of people or animals, you mean they are unpleasant and dangerous, because they wander around looking for opportunities to steal or kill.
  1. Marauding gangs of armed men have been looting food relief supplies.
     持械抢劫团伙一直在四处抢劫救济食品。
  2. ...safe from danger, such as marauding wild animals.
     远离了诸如觅食野兽之类的危险

英英释义

adj

• characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
  1. bands of marauding Indians
  2. predatory warfare
  3. a raiding party
  Synonym:predatoryraiding

双语例句

• The town survived the depredations of marauding gangs. The twins grew up to lead a band of outlaws who raided the countryside, until eventually their true identity was discovered.
  这个城镇经受住了打家劫舍的匪徒造成的破坏.他们后来成为一群打家劫舍的强盗头领，直到最后他们的真正身份被人发现。
• Bands of marauding Indians; predatory warfare; a raiding party.
  成群进行抢劫的印第安人；掠夺战争；抢劫团伙。
• Rio, Ivanhoe and the hordes of other mining groups marauding over the steppe may want to see this as a piece of theatre.
  力拓、艾芬豪和其他在蒙古大草原上大肆劫掠的矿商们或许想要把这当成一场戏来看。
• Certainly it would be better than losing the bulbs to the marauding bands of fleeing German soldiers.
  当然，吃了总比让那些溃逃的德国兵抢去了强。
• KIBATI, Congo ( Reuters)-Hungry, frightened Congolese refugees pleaded for protection from marauding fighters on Sunday while foreign governments discussed aid but hesitated over sending more troops.
  星期天，饥饿受惊的刚果难民恳求得到保护免遭叛乱者的伤害，与此同时外国政府一直在讨论援助却不见加派军队。
• Humans who hunt in the Sunderbans must remain constantly alert for marauding tigers that attack from the water-the great predators sometimes kill people.
  在桑德班斯打猎的人必须随时提高警觉防从水里伺机攻击的老虎，因为这些大肉食动物有时会杀人。
• The trucks tried to drive to the British base, running the gauntlet of marauding bands of gunmen.
  卡车队试图冲过几帮劫匪的火力网开赴英军基地。
• Within the next month, eleven people were killed in the near-by villages by marauding bands-bought soldiers, a few village leaders and the landlords in the Revenge Corps.
  在此后短短一个月的时间内，石壁村附近几个村子里，就有十一人惨遭“还乡团”的毒手。
• They were attacked by marauding soldiers.
  他们遭到到处抢掠的士兵攻击。
• The flocks were penned in for the night as a protection against marauding wolves.
  羊群晚上被圈起来，以防恶狼掠走。