plunder

略奪する、荒らす

ある場所を襲い、そこにある物を盗んだり壊したりする。

やさしい英語で： To attack a place and steal or destroy the things there.

• The soldiers plundered the village.
• Raiders had plundered every house along the coast.
• The army threatened to plunder the town.

類義語： loot, pillage, sack

よく使う表現： plunder a village, plunder the town

略奪する、奪う

多くの場合、暴力を使ったり襲撃の最中に物を盗んだりする。

やさしい英語で： To steal things, often using force or during an attack.

• The pirates plundered gold from the ship.
• Thieves had plundered the family’s valuable paintings.
• They returned at night to plunder more supplies.

使い方： plunder something from someone/something (The invaders plundered jewels from the palace.)

類義語： steal, loot, rob

よく使う表現： plunder treasure, plunder something from someone

搾取する、食い荒らす

ある場所の資源を無責任または不当に使い尽くし、被害を残す。

やさしい英語で： To use up a place’s resources carelessly or unfairly, leaving damage behind.

• Companies plundered the forest for timber.
• They plunder the region’s resources without helping local people.
• Mining firms have plundered these mountains for decades.

使い方： plunder something for something (The company plundered the hills for minerals.)

類義語： exploit, strip

よく使う表現： plunder natural resources, plunder the forest

略奪

特に戦争や襲撃の際、ある場所から物を奪うこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of stealing things from a place, often during war or an attack.

• The town suffered plunder during the war.
• Reports described the plunder of several villages.
• The army’s retreat was followed by widespread plunder.

類義語： looting, pillage

よく使う表現： plunder of something, violent plunder, widespread plunder