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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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[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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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.
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 oilseed rape
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See also:date rape
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gang rape
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oilseed rape
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