freebooting
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
名词 n.
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To pilage or plunder; piracy
— The Haghar are well known, even in Europe, for their freebooting propensities.
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Software piracy, or stealing or unauthorized rehosting of digital content.
— Your recent issue about the problems of electronic software piracy or "freebooting" — if you will — was excellent and timely. However, I wonder if both sides have failed to understand the social significance of the struggle.
动词 v.
- present participle and gerund of freeboot
形容词 adj.
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Engaged in piracy or plunder
— In one respect, as I hinted above, it is only too good, so sure of success, I mean, that you are no longer secure of any respect to your property in our freebooting America.
词源
词源 1
From freebooter (“a type of pirate”).
词源 2
From freebooter (“a type of pirate”).
词源 3
From freebooter (“a type of pirate”).
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