buccaneer
英 [ˌbʌkəˈnɪə(r)]
美 [ˌbʌkəˈnɪr]
n. (旧时)海盗; 投机取巧者
复数：buccaneers
BNC.23120 / COCA.29129
牛津词典
noun
- （旧时）海盗
(in the past) a sailor who attacked ships at sea and stole from them - 投机取巧者
a person who achieves success in a skilful but not always honest way
柯林斯词典
- （尤指17和18世纪侵掠西班牙船只的）海盗
Abuccaneerwas apirate, especially one who attacked and stole from Spanish ships in the 17th and 18th centuries. - （尤指商业上的）冒险家
If you describe someone as abuccaneer, you mean that they are clever and successful, especially in business, but you do not completely trust them.
英英释义
noun
- someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
verb
- live like a buccaneer
双语例句
- The terror of the dead buccaneer had fallen on their spirits.
那具海盗的骷髅带来的恐惧已经影响了他们的情绪。 - Held for over 60 years, Buccaneer Days now draws more than 1.2 million people to its 24-day celebration.
举办60年有馀的海盗日会吸引120万人前来参加它连续24天的庆祝活动。 - It was called The Buccaneer Ship.
这只船正是所谓的海盗船。 - The Buccaneer and its crew is now being escorted by navy vessels and is on its way to Djibouti.
“巴克尼亚号”拖轮以及机组人员目前正在海军舰艇的护卫下向吉布提港行驶。 - Conservatives have long celebrated Mr Murdoch as a kindred spirit and business buccaneer.
长期以来，保守人士一直称赞默多克先生为同道中人和商业冒险家。 - He lingered all day, breathing loudly like the old buccaneer at home in his apoplectic fit;
他整整挣扎了一个白天，像住在我们店里的那位老海盗中了风似地大声喘息。 - Referring to China's buccaneer nation, he quotes a senior executive from an American pharmaceutical company who says: Let's be practical here.
在谈到中国是海盗国家时，他援引了一家美国制药企业高管的话：让我们实际一点吧。 - A buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English.
为英国在西印度群岛袭击西班牙殖民地的海盗。