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pirates

/ˈpaɪɹəts/

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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."

由于索马里海盗猖獗，你们应该小心谨慎。

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noun

海盗， pirate

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

Examples :

"The pirates attacked the merchant ship, hoping to steal its cargo. "

海盗袭击了那艘商船，希望能抢走船上的货物。

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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 movie company is suing the websites that hosted the illegal downloads, claiming they were run by pirates. "

电影公司正在起诉那些提供非法下载的网站，声称它们是由盗版者运营的。

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noun

贼鸥

A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.

Examples :

"Seagulls, often called "pirates" of the sky, steal food from other birds. "

海鸥经常被称作天空中的“贼鸥”，它们会从其他鸟类那里偷食物。

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noun

玻璃球, 弹珠

A kind of marble in children's games.

Examples :

"Maria won the game of marbles because she had collected the most "pirates" – the colorful, swirly ones. "

玛丽亚赢了弹珠游戏，因为她收集的“海盗”——就是那些颜色鲜艳、带漩涡花纹的玻璃球——最多。

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verb

掠夺，海盗行为

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."

他们像海盗一样劫持了那艘油轮，然后驶向一个可以出售船只和货物的港口。

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verb

盗版，剽窃。

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

Examples :

"The company discovered that many vendors were illegally pirating their software and selling it at a lower price. "

这家公司发现很多商家在非法盗版他们的软件，并且以更低的价格出售。

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verb

盗版，剽窃。

(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这款电脑游戏，所以她盗版了一份。

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verb

抢劫，海盗行为

To engage in piracy.

Examples :

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

他当海盗在大西洋抢劫多年，之后才成了效力于女王的武装民船船长。

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