rapes; raped; raping
rapes; raped; raping
Learner's definition of RAPE
[+ object]
: to force (someone) to have sex with you by using violence or the threat of violence强奸 2 rape /ˈreɪp/ noun
plural rapes
plural rapes
Learner's definition of RAPE
1
: the crime of forcing someone to have sex with you by using violence or the threat of violence强奸罪;强奸案 [noncount]
[count]
— see also date rape, gang rape, statutory rape 2
[noncount] literary : the act of ruining or destroying something蹂躏;破坏 —
usually + of -
the rape of the land糟蹋土地
-
the rape of privacy践踏隐私
3 rape /ˈreɪp/ noun
Learner's definition of RAPE
[noncount]
: a plant that is grown as food for farm animals and as a source of oil油菜 — called also (chiefly British) oilseed rape, rapeseed