单词 | deface |
释义 | defaceWord family noundefacementdefacerverbdefaceadverbdefacingly de·face /dɪˈfeɪs/ verb [transitiveT] DAMAGEto spoil the surface or appearance of something, especially by writing on it or breaking it 损坏〔某物〕的表面[外观],污损 Most of the monuments had been broken or defaced. ► see thesaurus at damage 大多数纪念碑都被破坏或遭污损。 —defacement noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus deface• There was a bust of Miguel de Unamuno at the bottom of the staircase, and it seemed to have been defaced.• If somebody entered the National Gallery and defaced a Gainsborough they would be prosecuted.• We are not free to deface and destroy the natural world.• Several of the gravestones had been defaced and were impossible to read.• The Central Bank issued a statement warning against defacing bank notes with what it called "indecent expressions".• That kid you got to quit defacing buildings and paint the chapel?• Several office buildings were defaced by graffiti.• They clutter streets, smother blocks of flats and deface many homes.• An attendant warned us not to deface public property.• The Blitz and glamour had defaced the Gospel.• Public School 45 is closed, the windows boarded up, the walls defaced with graffiti. |
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