mass noun
1- goods, especially private property, taken from an enemy in war战利品。
1.1
- stolen money or valuables赃款; 赃物:
two men wearing stocking masks, each swinging a bag of loot.
两个戴着尼龙面罩、各拎着一袋子赃物的劫匪。
1.2
- informal money; wealth〈非正式〉钱; 财富:
ten thousand quid is a lot of loot.
一万英镑是一大笔钱。
with obj.
1- steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot(尤指在战争或动乱时期)抢劫(某处):
police confronted the protestors who were looting shops.
警察与正在抢劫商店的示威抗议者对峙着。
1.1
- steal (goods) in such circumstances掠夺, 抢劫(物品):
tonnes of food aid awaiting distribution had been looted.
大批等待分发的救援物资遭到哄抢。
1.2
- Indian steal (something) from someone〈印〉偷(东西):
a gang looted Rs. 1.5 lakh from a passenger.
一帮窃贼从一个乘客身上偷走了15万卢比。
派生词
looter
noun词源
early 19th cent. (as a verb): from Hindi lūt, from Sanskrit lunth- 'rob'.