booty
noun /ˈbuːti/
/ˈbuːti/
(plural booties)
- [uncountable] valuable things that are stolen, especially by soldiers in a time of war
synonym loot赃物;掠夺物;战利品 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- war
- capture
- carry off
- seize
- …
- [uncountable] (informal) valuable things that somebody wins, buys or obtains
(赢得、购买、得到的)贵重物品 - When we got home from our day's shopping, we laid all our booty out on the floor.
我们购物一天回到家里,把搜罗到的好东西都摊开摆在地板上。
- When we got home from our day's shopping, we laid all our booty out on the floor.
- [countable] (especially North American English, informal) the part of the body that you sit on
synonym buttocks屁股 - to shake your booty (= to dance with great energy)
扭屁股(指用力跳舞)
- to shake your booty (= to dance with great energy)
词源senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (originally denoting plunder acquired in common): from Middle Low German būte, buite ‘exchange, distribution’, of uncertain origin.