- VERB 强奸;强暴
 If someone is raped, they are forced to have sex, usually by violence or threats of violence.- A young woman was brutally raped in her own home...
 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。
 
- N-VAR 强奸罪
 Rape is the crime of forcing someone to have sex.- Her party opposes abortion, except in cases of rape or incest...
 她的党派反对堕胎,但强奸或乱伦引起的怀孕除外。
- Almost ninety per cent of all rapes and violent assaults went unreported.
 几乎90%的强奸案和暴力侵害案都没有报案。
 
- N-SING 破坏;损坏
 The rape of an area or of a country is the destruction or spoiling of it.- As a result of the rape of the forests, parts of the country are now short of water.
 由于森林遭到破坏,目前该国的部分地区水源短缺。
 
-  芸苔;油菜
 Rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
 
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 oilseed rape
										- See also:  date rape  gang rape  oilseed rape