| 词汇 | piratical |
| 释义 | piratical adjective formaluk /paɪˈræt.ɪ.kəl/ us /paɪˈræt̬.ɪ.kəl/ typical of or relating to a pirate (= a person who attacks ships in order to steal from them): 海盗的，海盗般的 He now wore a piratical black eyepatch after an operation.手术后，他现在像海盗那样戴了一个黑眼罩。 They have failed to prevent the present high level of piratical attacks on seamen.对于现今频频发生的海盗袭击船员事件，他们无能为力。 See pirate They scanned the horizon for the skull and crossbones and other signs of piratical activity. He had nearly been captured by a large and well-armed piratical vessel. He's a nice man, for all his piratical looks and a missing front tooth. 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 Examples of piraticalpiratical No doubt some of your contributors or readers can chart the course of this piratical voyage. There are the fitting yards where these, dastardly and piratical submarines return for repairs and revictualment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have complained more than once of the effect of piratical broadcasting on their own wavelengths, on their own transmissions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The convention is not the product of a piratical or exploitative design by a series of rapacious mining companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it should be realised that this piratical damage is not only restricted to developed countries but is also to be found in developing countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been piratical operations going on for some time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been piratical operations going on, carried out by the gunboats and other warships manned by the rebels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have also drawn attention, with the grim tales of piratical attacks, to the plight and vulnerability of those fleeing from oppression. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She was not carrying contraband or running any blockade, and in the absence of the granting of belligerent rights her seizure was piratical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a very piratical thing to do, if he will forgive me for saying so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are piratical; they are illegal, unrecognised and contrary to the law of nations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They fear that the publishers may avoid all responsibility for the deliberate wrongdoings of their piratical authors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But bids and counter bids, plots and counter plots, predatory and piratical raids and forays are manifestly not the way to go about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no doubt the piratical instincts of some of the islands are still active. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rate book has been pretty well destroyed already by piratical hauliers who have very little regard for any principles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of piratical These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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