defaced
past simple and past participle ofdeface
| 单词 | defaced |
| 释义 | defaced past simple and past participle ofdeface deface verb[T] uk/dɪˈfeɪs/us/dɪˈfeɪs/todamageandspoiltheappearanceof something by writing ordrawingon it: He wasfinedfor defacinglibrarybooks. Compare blemishverb disfigure to spoil something
Damaging and spoiling
Examplesofdefaceddefaced In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Records were on occasion rewritten ordefacedto erase all traces of former quarrels which put present governors in a bad light. From theCambridge English Corpus Other stelae and inscriptions have beendefaced, reused, looted, lost, or not yet discovered-reasons that are random in nature. From theCambridge English Corpus It was sickening to see those men sticking two fingers up to the society that they haddefaced. From the 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 deliberatelydefaced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of them, indeed, aredefacedby advertisements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is good to see the national flag, but we will be seeing flags that have beendefacedwith slogans or club affiliations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Equally, it would be useful if someone whodefaceda wall had to clean it up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The legislation even states that memorials shall be broken ordefacedbefore being otherwise disposed of. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It could still give a half-pint measure although the actual lettering on the stamp had becomedefacedthrough fair wear and tear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They may havedefacedor destroyed their passport in the process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The site was alsodefacedby a particularly unattractive electricity sub-station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Who will maintain them and replace them promptly when they are removed,defacedor destroyed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I must stress that land can be designated only if it isdefacedby litter in the first place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If, however, the stamp isdefacedand, in addition, the measure is not accurate, the young inspector's prosecution would in all likelihood succeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It isdefacedwith slums, and the burden of clearing densely populated slum buildings is expensive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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