the rape of something• The Romans celebratedthe rape of the Sabine Women by Romulus and his men.• Many people I know deplorethe digging of these cantquarries and call them uglyeyesores and the rape of the country.• He gave a ten-year prison sentence for this as opposed to two years for one of the rapes of women.• A matter of murder-more than one murder, highwayrobbery and probably the rape of a young girl too.• This, though less hazardous than the rape of Persephone, was perilous enough to satisfy the most ambitious.• Arrest over teenage rape A man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a teenager in Essex.• Williams was keenly aware of what was happening with the rapes of black women and lynchings of black men.
ADJECTIVE | RAPE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤alleged涉嫌強姦▸➤attempted強姦未遂▸➤marital, spousal (especially NAmE) 婚內強姦▸➤acquaintance, date, gang熟人強姦;約會強姦;輪姦➤brutal, forcible, violent野蠻強姦;強行姦污;殘暴強姦➤statutory (NAmE) 法定強姦罪RAPE + NOUN➤victim強姦案受害者➤suspect強姦嫌疑犯➤accusation, allegation, charge強姦指控➤case, trial強姦案;強姦案的審理➤scene強姦場景◇a rape scene from the movie電影中的強姦鏡頭➡ note at crime(for verbs)rape
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ADVERB | VERB + RAPE | PHRASESADVERB➤brutally, viciously, violently野蠻地/殘暴地/以暴力強姦◇She was attacked and brutally raped.她受到襲擊並被野蠻地強姦。➤repeatedly多次強姦▸➤allegedly涉嫌強姦➤at gunpoint, at knifepoint用槍威逼/用刀脅迫強姦◇She was viciously raped at knifepoint.她被人用刀脅迫殘暴地強姦了。VERB + RAPE➤attempt to, try to企圖強姦PHRASES➤be raped, get raped被強姦◇She was worried about getting raped on her way home.她擔心在回家的路上遭到強姦。➤be accused of raping sb, be charged with raping sb被指控/被控告強姦某人➤be convicted of raping sb, be found guilty of raping sb被裁定強姦罪名成立➤deny raping sb否認強姦某人
rape ♦︎ abuse ♦︎ assault ♦︎ molestThese words all mean to attack sb sexually.这些词均表示性侵犯。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达性侵犯的严重程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to brutally rape / abuse / assault sb◆to sexually abuse / assault / molest sb■rape [transitive] to force sb to have sex with you when they do not want to by threatening them or using violence强奸;强暴◆She had been raped in her own home at the age of fifteen.她十五岁时在自己家里被强奸了。 see also rape ⇨ attacknoun2■abuse [transitive, often passive] (ratherformal) to treat sb in a cruel or violent way, especially sexually虐待;性虐待;性侵犯◆He had abused his own daughter.他曾性侵犯自己的亲生女儿。ⓘ Abuse is used especially when the attacks or cruel treatment are repeated over a period of time and when the abuser is a person in a position of trust or authority, such as a parent, teacher or priest. * abuse尤指一段时期内多次虐待或性侵犯,且施虐者是被信赖或有权威的人,如父母、老师或神父等。 see also abuse ⇨ exploitverb▸abuse
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[uncountable] ◆child / sexual abuse虐童;性虐待■assault əˈsɔːlt [transitive, often passive] (ratherformal) to attack sb sexually in a violent way性侵犯;施暴◆Four women have been sexually assaulted in the area recently.最近有四名妇女在该地区遭到性侵犯。ⓘ Assault is a less serious crime than rape and need not involve full sexual intercourse. * assault不如rape(强奸)严重,不一定涉及性交的全过程。 see also assault ⇨ attacknoun2■molest məˈlest [transitive] to touch a child or woman sexually when they do not want you to; to attack sb sexually(对儿童或妇女)性骚扰;猥亵◆He faces charges of sexually molesting their adopted daughter.他面临对他们养女性骚扰的指控。ⓘ Any form of unwanted sexual touching can be called molesting sb. * molest可指任何形式的非自愿的性接触。