🇬🇧🇨🇳 corsair - 海盗 : English Lesson

Meaning of "corsair" ("海盗"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A corsair is a kind of pirate who sailed the seas long ago, racing after ships to steal their treasure, often wearing fancy hats, using fast ships, and shouting things like “Surrender your gold!”

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The corsair tried to look scary, but his parrot kept yelling, “He’s afraid of kittens!”

The corsair swung onto the ship, slipped on a banana peel, and conquered absolutely nothing.

The corsair tried to intimidate us, but his fearsome flag had a pink unicorn on it.

A vegetarian corsair shouted, “Surrender your vegetables!” and stole everyone’s broccoli.

Long ago, real corsairs sometimes had permission from kings to raid enemy ships.

At dawn the town watched a corsair ship slip from fog. A corsair swung ashore, sword bright. The corsair boarded a small trader, eyes cold as he took chests. One child clutched a coin the corsair tossed. The corsair ship sailed away; the town held its breath, then let out a long, shaky cheer.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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