| 词汇 | deface |
| 释义 | deface verb[ T ] uk /dɪˈfeɪs/ us /dɪˈfeɪs/ to damage and spoil the appearance of something by writing or drawing on it: 损坏…的外观；涂污 He was fined for defacing library books.他因在从图书馆借来的书上乱写乱画而被罚款。 Compare blemishverb disfigure to spoil something spoilDon't spoil the movie by telling me what happens! ruinI put too much salt in the sauce and ruined it. defaceMany of the library books had been defaced. disfigureHer face was disfigured by the scar. sourOur friendship soured after the argument, and we just drifted apart. poisonThe long dispute has poisoned relations between the two countries. Damaging and spoiling adulterant adulterate adulterated adulteration applecart butcher dry rot eat eat away at something erode flaw foul queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage ravages seismic sour wreck deface | American Dictionarydeface verb[ T ] us/dɪˈfeɪs/ to intentionally spoil the appearance of something by writing on or marking it: They used spray paint to deface the sign. Examples of defacedeface The skeleton only remained to load and deface society. Records were on occasion rewritten or defaced to erase all traces of former quarrels which put present governors in a bad light. Good buildings with fine finish are not needed by these people, as they soon deface and disfigure them. Other stelae and inscriptions have been defaced, reused, looted, lost, or not yet discovered-reasons that are random in nature. Like modern vandals and graffiti scrawlers who deface the property of more affluent people and institutions, they may have been expressing a sense of alienation, frustration, or lack of power. It is difficult, if not impossible, either to replace or to deface the photograph that has been so etched on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But most cases of vandalism, such as defacing a wall, wrecking the windows of a bus shelter, or wrecking an occupied council flat, are purposeless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was sickening to see those men sticking two fingers up to the society that they had defaced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On all trunk roads to replace those directional signs showing place names which have been deliberately defaced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A gang of children, in their early teens, defaces and vandalises newly planted trees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand it is not a question of defacing the bottle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are told that here little boys would deface them, but if they do, it is largely because of the example that is set them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The vehicles will thus remain, defacing the countryside or blocking the bridlepaths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble is that a large segment of the public almost certainly does not realise that defacing or removing signs constitutes an offence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are more of the works of man which deface the beauty of nature than open-cast coal working. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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