depredation
英 [,deprɪ'deɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,dɛprə'deʃən]
- n. 掠夺；破坏，破坏痕迹
考试真题
- Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company.
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