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词汇 piracy
释义 piracy
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈpaɪ.rə.si/ us /ˈpaɪr.ə.si/

piracynoun[U] (SHIPS)


the act of attacking ships in order to steal from them: 海盗抢劫
Piracy is alive and flourishing on the world's commercial sea lanes.在世界商业航线上,海盗抢劫仍然十分猖獗。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Stealing
abscond
abscond with someone/something
aggravated burglary
anti-burglar
anti-burglary
eavesdrop
hot-wire
housebreaking
jemmy
jimmy
job
plunder
poach
poaching
porch piracy
purloin
rustle
rustling
snaffle
snitch

piracynoun[U] (MOVIES/MUSIC)


the act of illegally copying a computer program, music, a film, etc. and selling it: 非法复制,盗印
software/video piracy软件/录像盗版
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Forgery
anti-counterfeiting
anti-piracy
bootleg
counterfeit
fake
faker
forge
forged document
forgery
hijack
hijacking
knockoff
pirate
pirated
plagiarism
plagiarize
self-plagiarism

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Copying and copies

piracy | American Dictionary


piracy
noun[ U ]
us/ˈpɑɪ·rə·si/

piracynoun[U] (SEA THIEF)


the practice of attacking and stealing from ships at sea

piracy | Business English


piracy
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈpaɪərəsi/us
IT, LAW
the act of illegally copying computer programs, recordings, films, etc. to sell them at much cheaper prices:
combat/crack down on/stamp out piracyRecording companies continue their efforts to combat internet piracy.
Despite a recent crackdown, levels of counterfeiting and piracy in the music and video markets remain unacceptably high.
copyright/software/video piracy
internet/digital/online piracy
music/DVD/movie piracy
TRANSPORT
the act of illegally attacking a ship and stealing from it:
There are reports of another attempt at piracy off the northwestern coast.

Examples of piracy


piracy
The question of measures to be taken in connection with these piracies is being carefully considered.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
During 1961 there have been so far 22 piracies.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
In many cases, ' 'piracy' ' is a concept defined by the state.
Until a recent crackdown, the piracy of tapes was an endemic problem.
Piracies and crimes committed on the high seas or in the air; offences against the law of nations committed on land or the high seas or in the air.: 22.
From
Wikipedia

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Radio owners were required to buy a listening license, and though there was suspected piracy, government agents estimated who and how many were listening on this basis.
Take the case of piracy, for instance.
The word "salvage" is interpreted in a pretty wide sense to include such things as mutiny, disorder, piracy, and so on.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
We combat piracy for profit, but we are completely opposed to criminalising consumers.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The first is piracy, on which the recommendations are all good, but inevitably general.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Piracy is increasing greatly all the time, and one of the main areas in which it operates is the internet.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The size of the area in which pirates operate makes it hard to deal with the problem of piracy with military resources alone.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Creating effective alternatives is the best way to combat piracy.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The same is true of the piracy which has been mentioned.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
We must find the means to curb the globalisation of counterfeiting and piracy.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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