| 词汇 | defaced |
| 释义 | defaced past simple and past participle ofdeface 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 degrade drive a wedge between someoneidiom dry rot eat eat away at something erode foul put something out of jointidiom queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage seismic wreck Examples of defaceddefaced In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Records were on occasion rewritten or defaced to erase all traces of former quarrels which put present governors in a bad light. Other stelae and inscriptions have been defaced, reused, looted, lost, or not yet discovered-reasons that are random in nature. 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 Some of them, indeed, are defaced by advertisements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is good to see the national flag, but we will be seeing flags that have been defaced with slogans or club affiliations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Equally, it would be useful if someone who defaced a wall had to clean it up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The legislation even states that memorials shall be broken or defaced before being otherwise disposed of. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It could still give a half-pint measure although the actual lettering on the stamp had become defaced through fair wear and tear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may have defaced or destroyed their passport in the process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The site was also defaced by a particularly unattractive electricity sub-station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Who will maintain them and replace them promptly when they are removed, defaced or destroyed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must stress that land can be designated only if it is defaced by litter in the first place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If, however, the stamp is defaced and, in addition, the measure is not accurate, the young inspector's prosecution would in all likelihood succeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is defaced with slums, and the burden of clearing densely populated slum buildings is expensive. 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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