【buccaneer】 - A-level备考词汇

buccaneer

UK:  [.bʌkə'nɪə(r)]

US:  [.bʌkə'nɪr]

复数：buccaneers  过去分词：buccaneered  现在分词：buccaneering  

v.

1.做海盗

2.从事(政治、商业等的)冒险活动

n.

1.海盗

2.无所顾忌的冒险家〔尤指在政治和商业方面〕

1 . As I did so, I could hear hails coming and going between the old buccaneer and his comrades, and this sound of danger lent me wings.
当我正爬着的时候，我可以听到那个老海盗正和他的伙伴们互相打着招呼，这危险的声音使我像长了翅膀一样地快起来。

2 . France orders you to ambush Bertram van Tilburg the buccaneer's military convoy.
法国命令你埋伏的伯特伦蒂尔堡、海盗的军事车队。

3 . Conservatives have long celebrated Mr Murdoch as a kindred spirit and business buccaneer.
长期以来，保守人士一直称赞默多克先生为同道中人和商业冒险家。

4 . He gained a reputation as a buccaneer who thrived in tough, politically risky settings.
他因擅长在政治风险很高的艰难环境下发展壮大而赢得了“海盗”的名声。

5 . it seemed a thing so hopeless he was asking - he, the old buccaneer, the ringleader throughout.
像他这么一个老海盗，一个彻头彻尾的叛乱头子，居然会提出希望这么渺茫的要求。