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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mar /mɑː $ mɑːr/ verb (marred, marring) [transitive] SPOILto make something less attractive or enjoyable 玷污，损坏，毁坏 SYN spoil Their wedding was marred by the death of Jenny’s mother a week earlier. 一周之前珍妮母亲的过世使他们的婚礼蒙上了一层阴影。 A frown marred his handsome features. 紧锁的眉头破坏了他俊美的面容。► see thesaurus at spoil→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

mar• I see what were once beautiful, shade-giving trees left marred and destroyed.• Low, clear conditions marred Bradford's charity open on the usually prolific Cowthorpe reaches of the River Nidd.• The race was marred by a horrific accident involving Niki Lauda.• He had handsome Arabic features, marred by a long scar across his face.• The occasion was marred by bickering.• The table was marred by cigarette burns.• The movie's premiere was marred by gang-related violence.• First, the campaign was free and fair, though marred by mudslinging.• Electricity cables and oil pipelines mar many of the world's most beautiful landscapes.• Do these really mar our understanding of informative articles, aiming to make us wiser on equestrian subjects?• Two unsightly slush machines mar the ambience, and tacky little bowls of pretzels are strewn throughout.• There was no incident of any kind to mar the journey until we ran into that ditch in Rodgers Field.• Outbreaks of fighting and lawlessness marred the New Year celebrations.• During the rest of that day there was no other adventure to mar the peace of their journey.

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nMar. (also Mar British English)TMCthe written abbreviation of March / March 的书面缩写，三月From Longman Business DictionaryMar.Mar. written abbreviation for MARCHOrigin mar Old English mierran

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Mar. (also Mar British English)
the written abbreviation of March

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mar /mɑː $ mɑːr/

verb (past tense and past participle marred, present participle marring) [transitive]

Language: Old English
Origin: mierran

to make something less attractive or enjoyable
SYN spoil:

Their wedding was marred by the death of Jenny’s mother a week earlier.

A frown marred his handsome features.

THESAURUS

   ▪ spoil to have a bad effect on something so that it is much less attractive, enjoyable etc: New housing developments are spoiling the countryside. | The bad weather completely spoiled our holiday.
   ▪ ruin to spoil something completely and permanently: Using harsh soap to wash your face can ruin your skin. | The argument ruined the evening for me.
   ▪ mar written to spoil something by making it less attractive or enjoyable: His handsome Arab features were marred by a long scar across his face. | Outbreaks of fighting marred the New Year celebrations.
   ▪ detract from something to slightly spoil something that is generally very good, beautiful, or impressive: The huge number of tourists rather detracts from the city’s appeal. | There were a few minor irritations, but this did not detract from our enjoyment of the holiday.
   ▪ undermine to spoil something that you have been trying to achieve: The bombings undermined several months of careful negotiations.
   ▪ sour to spoil a friendly relationship between people or countries: The affair has soured relations between the UK and Russia.
   ▪ poison to spoil a close relationship completely, so that people can no longer trust each other: Their marriage was poisoned by a terrible dark secret.
   ▪ mess something up informal to spoil something important or something that has been carefully planned: If there’s any delay, it will mess up our whole schedule.

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