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

• 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。
• 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。
• Manchester United fans may not like this but Phil Jones shares with another Prestonian a sweet marauding talent that sweeps him out of defence and up the pitch.
  曼联球迷可能不喜欢，但琼斯虽然到处踢得很欢但防守的位置感还是差点。
• Certainly it would be better than losing the bulbs to the marauding bands of fleeing German soldiers.
  当然，吃了总比让那些溃逃的德国兵抢去了强。
• 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。
• 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。
• The trucks tried to drive to the British base, running the gauntlet of marauding bands of gunmen.
  卡车队试图冲过几帮劫匪的火力网开赴英军基地。
• They went in fear of attack by marauding bands.
  他们提心吊胆生怕遭到劫匪的袭击。
• Bands of marauding Indians; predatory warfare; a raiding party.
  成群进行抢劫的印第安人；掠夺战争；抢劫团伙。
• Characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding.
  以抢劫、掠夺或劫掠为特征的。