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pirate

/ˈpaɪ̯(ə)ɹət/

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noun

海盗， Pirates.

A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

Examples :

"You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates."

你应该小心，因为索马里海盗很猖獗。

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noun

海盗， Pirateship

An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.

Examples :

"The pirate ship attacked the merchant vessel and stole its cargo. "

那艘海盗船袭击了商船，抢走了船上的货物。

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noun

盗版者，盗印者

One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission

Examples :

"The student was accused of being a pirate for downloading the textbook's digital copy without paying for it. "

那个学生因为下载了教科书的电子版而没有付费，被指控为盗版者。

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noun

海盗鸟，贼鸥

A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.

Examples :

"The noisy pirate bird swooped down and snatched a piece of bread from a picnic basket. "

那只吵闹的海盗鸟（贼鸥）猛扑下来，从野餐篮里抢走了一块面包。

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noun

海盗，弹珠.

A kind of marble in children's games.

Examples :

"My sister's favorite pirate marble is the one with the cracked surface. "

我妹妹最喜欢的“海盗”弹珠是那个表面有裂纹的。

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verb

抢劫，掠夺。

To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea.

Examples :

"They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo."

他们抢劫了那艘油轮，然后开到了一处港口，在那里他们可以卖掉船只和货物。

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verb

盗版，剽窃。

(intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of

Examples :

"My brother pirated a copy of the new video game to save money. "

我弟弟为了省钱，盗版了一份新出的电子游戏。

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verb

盗版，非法复制

(intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of

Examples :

"Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy."

海蒂不愿意花全价买电脑游戏，所以她盗版了一个。

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verb

抢劫，掠夺

To engage in piracy.

Examples :

"He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen."

他当海盗在大西洋上抢劫掠夺了好几年，之后才成了女王的私掠船船长。

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adjective

盗版的

Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.

Examples :

"The company was worried about the sale of pirate copies of their new textbook. "

这家公司很担心他们的新课本被盗版，影响销售。

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