van·dal·ize
verb/ˈvændəlaɪz/
/ˈvændəlaɪz/
(British English also vandalise)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they vandalize | /ˈvændəlaɪz/ /ˈvændəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it vandalizes | /ˈvændəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈvændəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple vandalized | /ˈvændəlaɪzd/ /ˈvændəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle vandalized | /ˈvændəlaɪzd/ /ˈvændəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form vandalizing | /ˈvændəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈvændəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- vandalize something to damage something, especially public property, deliberately and for no good reason
故意破坏，肆意破坏（尤指公共财物） - The pay phone had been vandalized and wasn’t working.
这部公用电话已遭破坏，不能使用了。
- The pay phone had been vandalized and wasn’t working.