despoil
/dɪˈspɔɪl/verb
with obj.(常作be despoiled)
- steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from; plunder:偷窃; 抢走(贵重财产); 抢劫:
the church was despoiled of its marble wall covering.
教堂大理石墙面被盗。
派生词
despoiler
noundespoilment
noundespoliation
/dɪˌspəʊlɪˈeɪʃən/ noun词源
Middle English: from Old French despoillier, from Latin despoliare 'rob, plunder' (from spolia 'spoil').