| 词汇 | desecrating |
| 释义 | desecrating present participle ofdesecrate desecrate verb[ T ] uk /ˈdes.ɪ.kreɪt/ us /ˈdes.ə.kreɪt/ to damage or show no respect towards something holy or very much respected: 亵渎，玷污 The mosque/shrine was desecrated by vandals.清真寺／神殿遭到破坏分子的亵渎。 It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag.亵渎国旗是一种犯罪行为。 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 Related worddesecration Examples of desecratingdesecrating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The use of money instead of some other unit may therefore send a message that can be conceived as desecrating the value of life. I can think of nothing more offensive than desecrating a place of worship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have built better houses, but we have been responsible for desecrating as much of the natural beauty of this country as our forefathers did during the industrial revolution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They might also be sent by some malicious shaman enraged by breaking some taboo, like stepping on a yurt's threshold, desecrating waters or mountains, etc. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He mortified his parents by desecrating the grave of a respected village elder, subsequently spending a week in police custody. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He placed his cot in the centre of the temple, and set about desecrating it to his heart's fill. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A criminal case was initiated on charges of desecrating a cemetery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Instead of desecrating the human form, we should learn again to revere it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was felt that these golfers were desecrating the sabbath. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An attack against cinematography is desecrating universal human culture! From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He succeeded in convincing his sister of converting as well, and together they announced their conversion by desecrating the holy fire, deliberately seeking martyrdom. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was not long before armed parties of mutineers started burning houses and desecrating marae during skirmishes to obtain women. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He blamed his wife for desecrating his magic medicine and offered to cast a new spell and insisted that warriors launch a second attack, but they refused. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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