pirate
pirate
pi∙rate¹ / ˈpaɪrət ; ˈpaɪərət /
◙noun [C]
1. someone who sails on the seas, attacking other boats and stealing things from them
• 海盗;
--› piracy
2. someone who dishonestly copies and sells another person's work
• 盗版者; 侵犯版权者，非法翻印者; 侵犯专利权者;
--› piracy :
»Computer game pirates cost the industry twenty million pounds a year.
计算机游戏盗版者每年要给该行业带来两千万英镑的损失。
»pirate videos / CDs / software etc
盗版录像带/光盘/软件等
3. pirate radio / TV (station), illegal radio or television broadcasts, or the station sending them out
• 非法无线电广播（台）/非法电视（台）
♦piratical / paɪˈrætɪkl ; paɪˈrætɪkəl / adj. [literary]
pirate²
◙verb [T]
1. to illegally copy and sell another person's work such as a book, video, or computer program
• 剽窃，盗版; 非法翻印; 非法仿制:
»pirated video tapes
非法翻录的录像带
