🇬🇧🇨🇳 pillage - 掠夺 : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "pillage" ("掠夺"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Pillage is when people steal lots of things from a place by using force, usually during a big attack or raid, leaving the place messy, broken, and missing its stuff.
Our living room looked like it had suffered a terrible pillage after my little brother’s playdate with five toddlers and one jar of honey.
Grandma declared that the mysterious pillage of her cookie jar had to stop, while wiping crumbs off her own face.
The pillage of the Halloween candy bowl was so complete that by morning only three raisins and a broken lollipop stick remained.
When Mom opened the pantry after movie night, she gasped at the pillage of popcorn bags, candy, and exactly zero surviving chocolate bars.
Historians say real pillage during wars was awful and destructive, so we learn about it to understand why armies today have rules that forbid stealing from people during conflicts.
The pillage came at night: men with torches, loud boots. The pillage took silver, jars, blankets. Children cried as the pillage emptied every chest. A woman grabbed a loaf, calling the pillage a cruel theft. After the pillage the village sat in mud, then rose tired to sweep and rebuild.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
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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