When we call a person or an animal marauding, we mean they are moving about from place to place looking for something to attack, steal, smash, or kill. It is not a quiet walk.

When we call a person or an animal marauding當我們說一個人或一隻動物是 marauding 的時候 we mean我們的意思是 they are moving about from place to place他們到處移動 looking for something to attack, steal, smash, or kill尋找可以攻擊、偷、破壞或殺害的目標 It is not它可不是 a quiet walk安靜地散步

A marauding gang might go through streets at night breaking things and taking what they want. A marauding lion is one that has left its usual ground and is going after cattle — or even people.

A marauding gang一群到處劫掠的幫派 might go through streets at night可能在夜裡穿過街道 breaking things and taking what they want打壞東西、拿走他們想要的 A marauding lion到處遊蕩獵食的獅子 is one that has left its usual ground是離開了牠平常地盤的獅子 and is going after cattle去獵捕牛群 or even people甚至人類

You meet this word more in news stories, history books, and wildlife writing than in everyday chat; it sounds a little serious and a little old-fashioned, in a useful way.

You meet this word你會遇到這個字 more in news stories, history books, and wildlife writing than in everyday chat比較常在新聞報導、歷史書和野生動物文章裡，而不是日常閒聊 it sounds a little serious and a little old-fashioned它聽起來有點嚴肅、有點老派 in a useful way但是一種好用的老派

People also stretch it. A newspaper might talk about marauding fans after a football match even when nobody is trying to kill anyone: they just mean the group is roaming around and making trouble.

People also人們也會 stretch it延伸使用這個字 A newspaper might talk about報紙可能會說到 marauding fans到處鬧事的球迷 after a football match在一場足球賽後 even when nobody is trying to kill anyone就算沒有人想殺誰 they just mean他們只是說 the group is roaming around and making trouble這群人到處遊蕩、惹麻煩

The verb behind it is maraud; a person who does this is a marauder.

The verb behind it這個字背後的動詞 is maraud是 maraud a person who does this做這件事的人 is a marauder叫做 marauder

In ordinary talk many people would simply say raiders, or a gang on the loose, and keep marauding for writing.

In ordinary talk在日常對話裡 many people would simply say很多人會直接說 raidersraiders or a gang on the loose或「到處亂竄的一幫人」 and keep marauding for writing把 marauding 這個字留給書面用