to steal sth valuable from a place; to make a place less attractive by damaging or destroying it
1.剥夺;掠夺
1.to take all the valuable or beautiful objects from a place
1.It took millions of years to prepare it for the arrival of Man, but far less for Man to despoil it.
为了人类的到来，它花费了百万年的时间去准备，但是人类只在短期内就将其掠夺。
2.Thanks for a continent to despoil and poison.
感谢一个充满掠夺和毒品的大陆。
3.And tremble and despoil themselves: oh, hear!
战栗着自行凋落；听，哦，听！
4.And tremble and despoil themselves: O hear!
颤抖着自我掠夺起来：哦听！
5.The victorious army despoil the city of all its treasure.
得胜的军队把城里的财宝劫掠一空。
6.To rob of wealth or property; plunder or despoil.
掠夺抢劫财产或所有物；抢劫和洗劫
7.They can more readily employ women and are less likely to despoil the environment.
服务业更容易雇佣女性，也不太可能消耗自然资源。
8.And it's not like Democrats never despoil.
不像民主党，从不掠夺。