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vandalize

/van-dl-ahyz/US // ˈvæn dlˌaɪz //UK // (ˈvændəˌlaɪz) //

毁坏,打砸抢,破坏,打砸

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    van·dal·ized, van·dal·iz·ing.

    • : to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.

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Examples

  • Rioters broke out windows and vandalized historic rooms, all while cowering behind the American flag.

  • Inside the breached Capitol, the insurgents broke into congress’s offices, scaled the senate chamber balcony, carried the Confederate flag throughout the halls, looted a podium, and vandalized the House chamber.

  • They screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.

  • Then, perhaps a security guard or other law enforcement official might make sure the box doesn’t get vandalized.

  • In 2019, he charged the officers with official misconduct for vandalizing the cars of a citizen who complained about them.

  • As long as we have baby-boomer nostalgia and Internet gossip, the tendencies to idolize or vandalize will be indulged.