despoil

动词 despoil:

1. steal goods; take as spoils
   同义词：plunder, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
2. destroy and strip of its possession
   同义词：rape, spoil, violate, plunder

1. A region despoiled of its scenic beauty by unchecked development.
   由于不加限制的发展而使这个地区丧失了其美丽景色
2. Museums have despoiled India of many priceless treasures.
   博物馆里有许多从印度掠夺来的无价之宝。

de.spoil

v.tr.（及物动词）
de.spoiled,de.spoil.ing,de.spoils
To sack; plunder.
抢劫；掠夺
To deprive of something valuable by force; rob:
抢夺：用暴力抢夺有价值的东西；抢劫：
例句：
a region despoiled of its scenic beauty by unchecked development.
由于不加限制的发展而使这个地区丧失了其美丽景色

来源：
Middle English despoilen
中古英语 despoilen
from Old French despoillier
源自 古法语 despoillier
from Latin dôspoli3re
源自 拉丁语 dôspoli3re
dô- [de-]
dô- [前缀，表.转移.]
spoli3re [to plunder] from spolium [booty]
spoli3re [掠夺] 源自 spolium [掠夺品]

【引伸】
despoil.er
n.（名词）
despoil.ment
n.（名词）