| 词汇 | defacing |
| 释义 | defacing present 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 defacingdefacing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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 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 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 Unfortunately, at present there are huge stocks of coal defacing the landscape. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no penalty provided, although in the next clause a penalty is provided for defacing bank notes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it defacing the future to take them over as a national service and not defacing it to take them over as a public utility? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Defacing buildings may also be an offence under local authority byelaws. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As he will be aware, there are specific offences concerning the defacing or damaging of ancient monuments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If these facilities were provided, and there were provision for the litter, a good deal of the unsightliness now defacing our countryside would disappear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been widespread defacing of posters and many have been completely removed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he give me an assurance that that criminal activity of removing or defacing a notice will appear in the code of practice? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the camps are defacing the countryside and the sea coast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever the reasons for the defacing of the stamp, fair wear and tear will always be the excuse in these cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we would all agree that the owner ought, as much as any other person, to be prevented from defacing anything which is considered worthy of preservation. 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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