| 单词 | vandalize |
| 释义 | vandalize (bre also vandalise) verbvandalize ♦︎ wreck ♦︎ trash ♦︎ sabotage ♦︎ smash sth up ♦︎ defacethese words all mean to damage sth deliberately, usually for no good reason.这些词均表示故意破坏某物，通常没有正当理由。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to vandalize / wreck / trash / sabotage / smash up equipment◆to vandalize / wreck / trash / smash up cars◆to vandalize / wreck / deface a building◆to vandalize / deface public property◆to wreck / trash / smash up a room / the place■ vandalize (bre also vandalise) /vændəlaɪz/ [transitive, usually passive] to damage a place or equipment, especially public property, deliberately and for no good reason故意破坏，肆意破坏（尤指公物）◆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。 ➡ see also vandal → hooligan ▸ vandalism noun [uncountable] ◆police condemned the damage as an act of mindless vandalism.警方谴责这是一起愚昧的恣意破坏公物行为。■ wreck /rek/ [transitive] to destroy a place or equipment, especially deliberately（尤指故意地）破坏，毁坏◆youths who steal and wreck fast cars偷走和毁坏跑车的年轻人◆the building had been wrecked by the explosion.那座楼房被炸毁了。 ➡ see also wreck → crash ■ trash [transitive] (informal) to deliberately destroy a place or equipment故意毁坏；蓄意损坏◆the band was famous for trashing hotel rooms.这伙人以毁坏旅馆房间而闻名。■ sabotage /sæbətɑːʒ/ [transitive] to deliberately damage or destroy a place or equipment to prevent an enemy from using it（为防止敌方利用而）蓄意破坏，阴谋毁坏◆the main electricity supply had been sabotaged by the rebels.叛乱者破坏了供电干线。▸ sabotage noun [uncountable] ◆the fire may have been an act of sabotage.这次火灾有可能是蓄意破坏行为。■ smash sth up -->phrasal verb (informal) to deliberately destroy a place or equipment蓄意毁坏；故意损坏◆youths had broken into the bar and smashed the place up.一群年轻人闯进酒吧，把里面砸了个乱七八糟。note 辨析 wreck, trash or smash sth up?people can wreck, trash or smash up a place when they destroy it deliberately; but places can also be wrecked but not trashed or smashed up by explosions, storms, floods, etc. * wreck、trash 和 smash up 都可指故意破坏某个场所，但因爆炸、暴风雨、洪水等造成的破坏则只能用 wreck，不用 trash 或 smash up◆hurricane gilbert wrecked tens of thousands of homes.吉尔伯特飓风毁坏了成千上万所住宅。◆hurricane gilbert trashed/smashed up tens of thousands of homes. ■ deface [transitive] (rather formal) to deliberately damage the appearance of a book, painting, wall, etc., especially by drawing or writing on it损坏（书、绘画、墙壁等的）外貌；乱涂乱写◆a graffiti artist who defaced buildings and bridges一个涂损楼房和桥梁外貌的涂鸦艺术家vandalize (bre also vandalise) /vændəlaɪz/ [transitive, usually passive] to damage a place or equipment, especially public property, deliberately and for no good reason故意破坏，肆意破坏（尤指公物）◆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。 ➡ see also vandal → hooligan ▸ vandalism noun [uncountable] ◆police condemned the damage as an act of mindless vandalism.警方谴责这是一起愚昧的恣意破坏公物行为。vandalizesee ⇨ damage 2 van·dal·ize /(also 又作 -ise bre 【英】) /`vændḷˏaɪz; ˈvændəlaɪz//v [t]to deliberately damage or destroy things, especially public property 故意破坏［财物，尤指公物］ |
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