pi·rate1 /ˈpaɪərət $ ˈpaɪrət/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 2 COPYsomeone 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. 电脑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/光碟/软件等
3. pirate radio/TV (station) AMTillegal radio or television broadcasts, or the station sending them out 非法无线电广播[台]/非法电视(台)pirate radio/TV (station)• That's our very own pirate radio.• Unfortunately Phil had unwittingly chosen a bad time to clash with the pirate radio vessel. —piratical /paɪˈrætɪkəl, pə-/ adjectiveadj literary