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单词 deface
释义
deface
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈfeɪs/us
/dɪˈfeɪs/
todamageandspoiltheappearanceof something by writing ordrawingon it:
损坏…的外观；涂污
He wasfinedfor defacinglibrarybooks.他因在从图书馆借来的书上乱写乱画而被罚款。
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blemishverb
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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Damaging and spoiling
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • alloy
  • at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
  • at-risk
  • flaw
  • foul
  • foul(something)up
  • gild the lilyidiom
  • gloss
  • gnaw
  • gnaw away atsomething
  • ravage
  • ravages
  • ruin
  • scourge
  • scuff
  • sour
  • wreck
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(Definition ofdefacefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deface| American Dictionary

deface
verb[T]
us
/dɪˈfeɪs/
tointentionallyspoiltheappearanceof something by writing on ormarkingit:
They usedspraypaintto deface thesign.
(Definition ofdefacefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeface

deface
The skeleton only remained to load anddefacesociety.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Records were on occasion rewritten or defaced to erase all traces of former quarrels which put present governors in a bad light.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Good buildings with fine finish are not needed by these people, as they soondefaceand disfigure them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Other stelae and inscriptions have been defaced, reused, looted, lost, or not yet discovered-reasons that are random in nature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Like modern vandals and graffiti scrawlers whodefacethe property of more affluent people and institutions, they may have been expressing a sense of alienation, frustration, or lack of power.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is difficult, if not impossible, either to replace or todefacethe photograph that has been so etched on.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It was sickening to see those men sticking two fingers up to the society that they had defaced.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
On all trunk roads to replace those directional signs showing place names which have been deliberately defaced.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A gang of children, in their early teens, defaces and vandalises newly planted trees.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I understand it is not a question of defacing the bottle.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are told that here little boys woulddefacethem, but if they do, it is largely because of the example that is set them.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The vehicles will thus remain, defacing the countryside or blocking the bridlepaths.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There are more of the works of man whichdefacethe beauty of nature than open-cast coal working.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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