| 单词 | desecrate |
| 释义 | desecrate verb[T] uk/ˈdes.ɪ.kreɪt/us/ˈdes.ə.kreɪt/todamageor show norespecttowards somethingholyor very muchrespected: 亵渎，玷污Themosque/shrinewas desecrated byvandals.清真寺／神殿遭到破坏分子的亵渎。 It's acrimeto desecrate the country'sflag.亵渎国旗是一种犯罪行为。 Damaging and spoiling
desecrate| American Dictionarydesecrate verb[T] us/ˈdes·ɪˌkreɪt/todamageor show alackofrespecttoward somethingholyorrespected: Vandals desecrated themonument. desecrationnoun[U]us/ˌdes·ɪˈkreɪ·ʃən/ the desecration of acemetery/shrine/houseofworship Examplesofdesecratedesecrate Even nonbelievers may become enraged at news that a gravesite somewhere has been desecrated. From theCambridge English Corpus The use of money instead of some other unit may therefore send a message that can be conceived as desecrating the value of life. From theCambridge English Corpus Statues were already being pulled down, cemeteries desecrated, street names changed. From theCambridge English Corpus The house was ransacked and plundered, the family vault in the church desecrated. From theCambridge English Corpus The soldiers' texts tell us that the military rules have been desecrated by the ' superiors'. From theCambridge English Corpus We too perceive our worldly home as ruined and desecrated, and we too assume there is a connection between our fallen nature and nature's fall. From theCambridge English Corpus From the 1670s, however, rhetorical effusions on innocence maltreated and holiness desecrated gave way to the plainer language of instruction in the political doctrines of divine right and nonresistance. From theCambridge English Corpus It was dishonourable todesecratethe dead. From theCambridge English Corpus Areas of great beauty in our country-side and on our coasts have been desecrated by monstrous monuments to modern living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That man must be hounded out of the country that he desecrated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from the reported attacks, which have been referred to, these peopledesecrategraves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That argument unfortunately prevailed and as a result the moor has been desecrated by a worthless operation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In this case, some beautiful cemeteries were desecrated as a result of tax law and the absence of any provision such as new clause 1. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Refugees are still debarred from returning to their homes, churches and cemeteries —worse, those are being desecrated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Youdesecratea national treasure, no less than by turning a stately home into an auto parts warehouse. 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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