[with obj.]rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime (尤指战争中)抢劫 ■steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime (尤指战争中)掠夺 artworks pillaged from churches and museums. 从教堂和博物馆里掠夺的艺术品。
noun
[mass noun]the action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war (尤指战争中的)抢劫;掠夺
派生 pillager noun 语源
late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French, from piller 'to plunder'