desecrate
/ˈdesɪkreɪt/verb
with obj.(常作be desecrated)
1- treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate亵渎, 玷污（圣地, 圣物）：
more than 300 graves were desecrated.
300多座墓被亵渎了。
1.1
- figurative spoil (something which is valued or respected)〈喻〉糟蹋, 破坏（有价值或受敬仰的事物）：
many lanes are desecrated with yellow lines.
许多小路都被禁止停车的黄色标线搞得一团糟。
派生词
desecration
noundesecrator
noun词源
late 17th cent.: from DE- (expressing reversal) + a shortened form of CONSECRATE.