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单词 graffiti
释义

graf·fiti

noun
/ɡrəˈfiːti/
/ɡrəˈfiːti/
[uncountable, plural]
  1. drawings or writing on a wall, etc. in a public place(公共场所墙上等处的)涂鸦,胡写乱画
    • The subway was covered in graffiti.地下通道里到处是涂鸦。
    • Someone had scrawled graffiti all over the school walls.有人在学校的墙上乱涂乱画。
    • a fashionable graffiti artist新潮的涂鸦艺术家
    In Italian graffiti is a plural noun and the singular form is graffito. In English, the form graffito is very rare. The form graffiti may be considered plural and used with a plural verb: There were graffiti everywhere. However, it is more often considered as an uncountable noun like writing and used with a singular verb: There was graffiti everywhere.
    Extra Examples
    • Racist graffiti was sprayed on the walls.墙上喷涂有种族主义的标语。
    • The buildings were covered with graffiti.建筑物上满是涂鸦。
    Topics Artb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • obscene
    • offensive
    • racist
    … of graffiti
    • piece
    verb + graffiti
    • daub
    • scrawl
    • spray
    graffiti + noun
    • artist
    • vandal
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Italian (plural), from graffio ‘a scratch’.
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