rape

noun

/reɪp/

[uncountable, countable] the crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing somebody to have sex with him, especially using violence强奸罪；强奸案
- He was charged with rape.他被控犯了强奸罪。
- a rape victim强奸案的受害者
- an increase in the number of reported rapes强奸案报案数字的增加
see also acquaintance rape, date rape, gang rape, rapist, statutory rapeTopics Crime and punishmentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- alleged
- attempted
- marital
- …
rape + noun
- victim
- suspect
- accusation
- …
[singular] rape (of something) (literary) the act of destroying an area or damaging its beauty in a way that seems unnecessary肆意损坏；肆意糟蹋；蹂躏
(also oilseed rape)
[uncountable] a plant with bright yellow flowers, grown as food for farm animals and for its seeds that are used to make oil油菜
- a field of rape一块油菜田
- refined rape oil精炼菜籽油
Topics Farmingc2

词源noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (originally denoting violent seizure of property, later carrying off a woman by force): from Anglo-Norman French rap (noun), raper (verb), from Latin rapere ‘seize’. noun sense 3 late Middle English (originally denoting the turnip plant): from Latin rapum, rapa ‘turnip’.

rape

verb

/reɪp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they rape	/reɪp/ /reɪp/
he / she / it rapes	/reɪps/ /reɪps/
past simple raped	/reɪpt/ /reɪpt/
past participle raped	/reɪpt/ /reɪpt/
-ing form raping	/ˈreɪpɪŋ/ /ˈreɪpɪŋ/

rape somebody (especially of a man尤指男子) to force somebody to have sex with him when they do not want to by threatening them or using violence强奸；强暴
- She was attacked and brutally raped.她受到袭击并被野蛮地强奸。
- She was viciously raped at knifepoint.她被人用刀胁迫残暴地强奸了。
- She was worried about getting raped on her way home.她担心在回家的路上遭到强奸。
- She had been raped in her own home at the age of fifteen.她十五岁时在自己家里被强奸了。
see also gang-rape, rapistTopics Crime and punishmentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- brutally
- viciously
- violently
- …
verb + rape
- attempt to
- try to
phrases
- be raped
- get raped
- be accused of raping somebody
- …
词源verb late Middle English (originally denoting violent seizure of property, later carrying off a woman by force): from Anglo-Norman French rap (noun), raper (verb), from Latin rapere ‘seize’.