Of course, you can also be a pirate and prey on merchant vessels.

当然，你也可以作个海盗，掠夺商船。

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Privateer: Privately owned vessel a state at war to attack enemy ships, usually merchant vessels.

武装民船： 为交战国征用以攻击敌方船只（常是商船）的私有武装船只。

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Attacks far out at sea have been made possible by the hijacking of merchant vessels that are then used as "mother ships".

海盗劫持商船并将其用作“母船”使得外海的攻击成为可能。

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