spoil: more commonly spoils, applies to what belongs by right or custom to the victor in war or political contest: a governor who relished doling out the ~s of office.  (relish: 喜欢enjoy)



pillage: applies to things taken with more open violence or lawlessness: filled his capital with the ~ of Europe.


plunder: applies to what is taken NOT ONLY in war BUT in robbery, banditry, grafting, or swindling: a fortune that was the ~ of years of political corruption.


booty: implies plunder that is to be shared among confederates: the thieves planned to divide their ~ later.


prize: applies to spoils captured on the high seas or in the territorial waters of the enemy: a pirate ship ruthlessly seizing ~s.


loot: applies especially to what is taken from victims of a catastrophe: prowlers searched the storm-damaged cottages for ~.


spoil: 从权利上或习俗上讲属于胜利者，pillage: 更公开的非法暴力，plunder: 不但是战争，还包括抢劫土匪贪污诈骗，booty: 要被分赃的东西，prize: 海上劫掠的东西，loot: 特指从自然灾害受害者劫掠。



记忆方法: 1）首字母PPP Bu Lao Shi三个人不老实==>劫掠钱财


         2）劫掠的意思是通过暴力或欺骗从别人处抢骗东西mean something taken from another by force or craft.