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The word "rape" refers to the act of forcing someone into sexual intercourse, and also to the crime itself. Metaphorically, it can describe the destructive spoiling of an environment. Additionally, "rape" is a type of plant with yellow flowers that is cultivated for its oil.

The word "rape" primarily means to force someone to have sex against their will, usually through violence or threats. It also refers to the crime of rape itself. Figuratively, "rape" can describe the destruction or spoiling of an area, and it also names a type of yellow-flowered plant grown for its oil.

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[VERB 动词]强奸;强暴 If someone is raped, they are forced to have sex, usually by violence or threats of violence.
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  • A young woman was brutally raped in her own home...

    一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]强奸罪 Rape is the crime of forcing someone to have sex.
  • Her party opposes abortion, except in cases of rape or incest...

    她的党派反对堕胎,但强奸或乱伦引起的怀孕除外。

  • Almost ninety per cent of all rapes and violent assaults went unreported.

    几乎90%的强奸案和暴力侵害案都没有报案。

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[N-SING 单数名词]破坏;损坏 The rape of an area or of a country is the destruction or spoiling of it.
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  [LITERARY 文]
  • As a result of the rape of the forests, parts of the country are now short of water.

    由于森林遭到破坏,目前该国的部分地区水源短缺。

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芸苔;油菜 Rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
  [AM 美]
    in BRIT, use 英国英语用 oilseed rape
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    See also:
    date rape
    gang rape
    oilseed rape

      Oxford rape / reɪp ; NAmE reɪp /
      verb
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      noun
      rape rapes raped raping
      verb rapesb to force sb to have sex with you when they do not want to by threatening them or using violence 强奸;强暴 see also
      rapist
      noun 1 [uncountable ,  countable ] the crime of forcing sb to have sex with you, especially using violence 强奸罪;强奸案 He was charged with rape. 他被控犯了强奸罪。 a rape victim 强奸案的受害者 an increase in the number of reported rapes 强奸案报案数字的增加 see also
      date rape
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      rapist
      2 [singular ] rape(of sth) ( literary) the act of destroying or spoiling an area in a way that seems unnecessary 肆意损坏;肆意糟蹋;蹂躏 3 ( also ˌoilseed ˈrape ) [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
      rape / reɪp ; NAmE reɪp /
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      rape1 verb
      rape2 noun
      raperape1 /reɪp/ ●●○ verb [transitive]
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      to force someone to have sex, especially by using violencerapist:  She had been raped and stabbed.
      rape1 verb
      rape2 noun
      raperape2 ●●○ noun
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      1[countable, uncountable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex, especially by using violence:  Police are investigating a series of violent rapes in the town. He was arrested and charged with rape. He always denied that he was guilty of rape. a rape victim the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl He was convicted of attempted rape. see thesaurus at
      crime
      2[uncountable] (also oilseed rape) a European plant with yellow flowers, grown as animal food and for its oil SYN canola American English3 the rape of something the unnecessary destruction of something, especially the environment:  companies which profit from the rape of the Earth
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      rape

      [reɪp]raped, raping, rapes

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      强奸(92%),掠夺(4%),蹂躏(3%),破坏(1%)
      n.强奸,掠夺;[园艺] 油菜;葡萄渣
      vt.强奸;掠夺,抢夺
      vi.犯强奸罪

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