piracy /ˈpaɪrəsɪ/ CET4 TEM8

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Piracy is robbery at sea carried out by pirates. 海盗行为

  例：

  Seven of the fishermen have been formally charged with piracy.

  其中7名渔民已被正式指控犯有海盗罪。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT You can refer to the illegal copying of things such as DVDs and computer programs as piracy. 盗版行为

  例：

  ...protection against piracy of books, films, and other intellectual property.

  …对书籍、影片以及其他知识产权免遭侵权的保护。