n.[C]

1. 海盜；劫掠者
   Pirates boarded the vessel and robbed the passengers.

   海盜登上船隻，搶劫旅客。

2. 海盜船
   Squadrons of pirates hung around the smaller islands.

   成群結隊的海盜船還在較小的島嶼附近遊蕩。

3. 剽竊者；侵犯版權者，非法翻印者
   A law was passed to squash pop music pirates.

   通過了一個法律以打擊流行音樂翻錄者。

4. 非法接收（或廣播）無線電節目者

vt.

1. （以海盜方式）掠奪
2. 剽竊；非法翻印
   There are lots of pirated editions.

   有許多非法翻印的版本。

3. 挖（他人所僱用的人）

vi.

1. 做海盜；從事劫掠

n.

1. a person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
2. [often as modifier] a person who appropriates or reproduces the work of another for profit without permission:
   pirate recordings.
   ▸a person or organization broadcasting without official authorization:

   a pirate radio station.

v.

1. dated rob or plunder (a ship).
2. [often as adj. pirated] use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission.