名詞 depredation:

1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
   同義詞：predation
2. (usually plural) a destructive action
   同義詞：ravage

1. Most southern town have suffer from the reckless depredation of the armed gang.
   大多數(shù)南方城鎮(zhèn)都遭受過這幫武裝匪徒的魯蠻掠奪。
2. The town survived the depredations of marauding gangs.
   這個城鎮(zhèn)經(jīng)受住了打家劫舍的匪徒造成的破壞。

dep.re.da.tion

n.（名詞）
A predatory attack; a raid.
搶劫，掠奪：掠奪性攻擊；搶劫，襲擊
Damage or loss; ravage:
破壞，損失；搶劫，蹂躪：
例句：
.[Carnegie Hall has] withstood the wear and tear of enthusiastic music lovers and the normal depredations of time. (Mechanical Engineering)
.卡內(nèi)基大廳曾經(jīng) 經(jīng)受了狂熱的音樂愛好者們的折騰和正常的歲月侵蝕. (機械工程)