| 单词 | maraud |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [mə'rɔ:d] |
| 解释 | v. 抢劫，掠夺 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 抢劫，掠夺(to rove in search of plunder; pillage) 【记】 分割记忆：mara(野兔 )+ud(看作under)→野 兔在下面吃东西→掠 夺，抢劫 【例】 The Roman Empire was attacked by marauding Goths and Huns.(罗马帝国遭受 到处抢劫的哥特人和 匈奴人的攻击) |
| 字源 | maraud (v.) 1690s, from French marauder (17c.), from Middle French maraud "rascal" (15c.), of unknown origin, perhaps from French dialectal maraud "tomcat," echoic of its cry. A word popularized in several languages during the Thirty Years War (Spanish merodear, German marodiren, marodieren "to maraud," marodebruder "straggler, deserter") by punning association with Count Mérode, imperialist general. Related: Marauded; marauding. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】mar 破坏 + raid 袭击,u=i 元音互换；意同raid；ma 骂 + raid 边骂边抢；音：拼音像国骂，ma的，强盗一边骂一边抢 【相关】raid 袭击, 搜捕 |
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