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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- pirate ['paɪrɪt]
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n
a person who commits piracy
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2.
n
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3.
n
a vessel used by pirates
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4.
n
(as modifier)
- a pirate ship
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5.
n
a person who illicitly uses or appropriates someone else's literary, artistic, or other work
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6.
n
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7.
n
a person or group of people who broadcast illegally
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8.
n
(as modifier)
- a pirate radio station
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to use, appropriate, or reproduce (artistic work, ideas, etc) illicitly
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10.
vt.
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin p
i ra ta, from Greek peira te s one who attacks, from peira an attempt, attack
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1.
n
a person who commits piracy
Examples
- the word filibuster comes from the Dutch word for pirate → come from
- the pirate king → king
- a pirate ship → pirate
- a pirate radio station → pirate
- 海寇
- pirate → 寇
- 上贼船
- board the pirate ship —join a reactionary faction or a criminal gang; go astray → 贼船
- 警方没收了这些盗录的音像制品。
- The police confiscated these pirate videos. → 盗录
- 为了防止海匪的袭击， 每个人都荷枪实弹， 严阵以待。
- Everyone is at attention at their stations with live ammunitions in order to prevent pirate attacks. → 海寇
- 你一定要提高警惕， 千万不要上贼船呀！
- You should sharpen your vigilance, and not board a pirate ship. → 上贼船
- 海盗
- pirate → 盗
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