vandalize ♦︎ 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 alsovandalise) ˈvændəlaɪz [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 ˈsæbətɑːʒ [transitive] to deliberately damage or destroy a place or equipment to prevent an enemy from using it(为防止敌方利用)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。■ˌsmash sth ˈup
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 nottrashed 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] (ratherformal) to deliberately damage the appearance of a book, painting, wall, etc., especially by drawing or writing on it(故意)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
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