rape

noun

/reɪp/

[uncountable, countable] the crime of forcing somebody to have sex when they do not want it or are not able to agree to it强迫某人在不想要或不能同意的情况下发生性行为的犯罪
- He was charged with rape.他被控犯了强奸罪。
- a rape charge强奸指控
- an increase in the number of reported rapes强奸案报案数字的增加
- Rape has often been used as a weapon of war.强奸经常被用作战争武器。
see also acquaintance rape, date rape, gang rape, rapist, statutory rapeTopics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- alleged
- attempted
- marital
- …
rape + noun
- victim
- suspect
- accusation
- …
[singular] rape (of something) (literary) the act of destroying an area or damaging its beauty in a way that seems unnecessary肆意损坏；糟蹋；蹂躏
(also oilseed rape)
[uncountable] a plant with bright yellow flowers, grown as food for farm animals and for its seeds that are used to make oil油菜
- a field of rape一块油菜田
- refined rape oil精炼菜油
Topics Farmingc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (originally denoting violent seizure of property, later carrying off a woman by force): from Anglo-Norman French rap (noun), raper (verb), from Latin rapere ‘seize’. noun sense 3 late Middle English (originally denoting the turnip plant): from Latin rapum, rapa ‘turnip’.

rape

verb

/reɪp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rape	/reɪp/ /reɪp/
he / she / it rapes	/reɪps/ /reɪps/
past simple raped	/reɪpt/ /reɪpt/
past participle raped	/reɪpt/ /reɪpt/
-ing form raping	/ˈreɪpɪŋ/ /ˈreɪpɪŋ/

rape somebody to force somebody to have sex when they do not want it or are not able to agree to it当某人不想要或不能同意时强迫他们发生性行为
- She was attacked and raped.她遭到袭击和强奸。
see also gang-rape, rapist
Extra Examples
- A jogger was raped at knifepoint.一名慢跑者被持刀强奸。
- The man was charged with raping a teenager.该男子被指控强奸一名青少年。
- She had been raped in her own home at the age of fifteen.她十五岁时在自己家里被强奸了。
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- brutally
- viciously
- violently
- …
verb + rape
- attempt to
- try to
phrases
- be raped
- get raped
- be accused of raping somebody
- …
Word Originverb late Middle English (originally denoting violent seizure of property, later carrying off a woman by force): from Anglo-Norman French rap (noun), raper (verb), from Latin rapere ‘seize’.