plunder
/ˈplʌndɚ/ 名词 C2中文： 掠夺、战利品、赃物
- An instance of plundering.
- The loot attained by plundering. · The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.
- Baggage; luggage.
- The commission of plunder (verb definition 6).
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“Why,” said the Kite, “do I see you with such a rueful look?” “I seek,” she replied, “a mate suitable for me, and am not able to find one.” “Take me,” returned the Kite, “I am much stronger than you are.” “Why, are you able to secure the means of living by your plunder?” “Well, I have often caught and carried away an ostrich in my talons.” The Eagle, persuaded by these words, accepted him as her mate.
Why should a thief try to break in at a bedroom window, where there could be no hope of any plunder, and why should he come with a long knife in his hand?”
“Still,” persisted Franz, “I suppose you will allow that such men as Vampa and his band are regular villains, who have no other motive than plunder when they seize your person.
Furnished with this plunder, Andrea leaped with a lighter heart from the window, intending to slip through the hands of the gendarmes.
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