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 the wild boar ( Sus scrofa) is often found marauding in the swamp margin and it is a source of bushmeat in Asia.
  野猪（Susscrofa）经常被发现在沼泽边掠食，它们本身是亚洲丛林的兽肉来源。
• 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。
• Even if you were one of the very few with the constitution to survive, there was a good chance that a raid by the French or marauding buccaneers would get you instead.
  即使你是依靠强壮的体质而活了下来的少数幸存者之一，你也极有可能遭到法国人的袭击或者遇到打劫的海盗。
• 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。
• He sensed behind them the marauding forces.
  他觉得那到处劫掠杀戮的大队人马就在他们后面。
• 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。
• Settlers once ran into Payson for protection from marauding Apaches;
  移民们曾经跑到佩森寻求保护，以便躲避阿帕齐人的劫掠。
• The French president was first to recognise the "national council" in Benghazi, first to talk of the need for air strikes and first to send planes to repel Muammar Qaddafi's marauding forces.
  法国总统第一个承认利比亚反政府武装在班加西的“国民议会”，第一个放话说有必要对利比亚进行空中打击以及第一个派遣空军击退卡扎菲残暴的政府军。
• 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。
• Characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding.
  以抢劫、掠夺或劫掠为特征的。