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单词 vandalism
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vandalism
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvæn.dəl.ɪ.zəm/us
/ˈvæn.dəl.ɪ.zəm/
C2law
thecrimeofintentionallydamagingpropertybelongingto otherpeople:
恣意毁坏他人财产罪
Beset byviolenceand vandalism, this is one of the mostunpleasantareasin thecity.这里充斥着暴力和蓄意破坏公共财物行为，是本市最乱的地区之一。
Theseschoolsareknownto bevulnerableto vandalism.众所周知，这些学校的公共财物经常遭到蓄意破坏。
anyactivitythat isconsideredto bedamagingordestroyingsomething that was good:
（对好事物的）糟蹋
Cutting down theoldforestwasanactofvandalism.砍伐那片老林子是一种暴殄天物的行为。
Theadvertisingindustry's use ofclassicsongsis vandalism ofpopularculture, he said.他说，广告业利用经典歌曲是对大众文化的糟蹋。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Crimes against property
  • anti-burglar
  • anti-burglary
  • arson
  • artifice burglary
  • criminal damage
  • distraction burglary
  • distraction theft
  • fire-raising
  • fly-posting
  • interloper
  • knock-knock burglary
  • trespass
  • vandalize

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Destroying and demolishing
(Definition ofvandalismfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Hooliganism,vandalismand more serious crimes against the person and property must be tackled by neighbourhood watch schemes.
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In this way, circulation spaces become the vital connective tissue of these new schools, rather than a hinterland ofvandalismand bullying.
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Using the whole sample, we first identified the best fitting trajectory models for physical aggression,vandalism, and theft.
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The patterns forvandalismand theft appear different from the physical aggression trajectory.
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The number of subjects on a declining trajectory forvandalism(17.0%) and theft (21.1%) is also important.
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The security cameras would create a greater satisfaction among students becausevandalismcriminals would be able to be identified and held responsible.
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Real-world processes of social network building, ideological conflict,vandalism, and even forced migration are transferred to and replicated in web interactions.
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Because of inadequate security, 89 firms in the survey reportedly lost up to !247 million worth of assets, including cash, due to theft andvandalism.
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To examine the truth and relevance of these notions, we will look at juvenile delinquency, in particular hooliganism andvandalism.
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In addition to these statistics, multiple students have experienced vehiclevandalismwith cars on campus such as keying the car, broken windows, and dented doors.
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We read in the newspapers of other cases ofvandalism.
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In the present study, we measured three facets of antisocial behaviors: physical aggression,vandalism, and theft.
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Note also the very small percentage of boys involved in the latter trajectories that could be considered "late-onset"vandalismand theft.
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Semiparametric analyses of developmental trajectories for selfreported physical aggression,vandalism, and theft identified more types of trajectories than expected from recent theoretical models.
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The only difference is that new technology and better communications make modern environmentalvandalisminfinitely worse than it was in the nineteenth century.
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