depredation
n. 掠夺；破坏、蹂躏
近义词：robbery，pirate，plunder，destruction，pillage，despoliation，attack，sack，predation，ravage，
英英释义
Noun
- an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
- (usually plural) a destructive action;
"the ravages of time" "the depredations of age and disease"
例句
用作名词(n.)
- Most southern towns have suffered from the reckless depredation of the armed gang.大多数南方城镇都遭受过这帮武装匪徒的鲁蛮掠夺。
- Even so, they might not be so vulnerable to human depredation if they did not, like humans, reproduce so slowly.尽管如此，如果它们不像人类一样繁殖如此缓慢，它们对人类的掠夺也不会如此无能为力。