vandalize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++van·dal·ize (also vandalise British English) /ˈvændəl-aɪz/ ●○○ verb [transitive] SCCto damage or destroy things deliberately, especially public property 故意破坏〔财物，尤指公物〕 The cemetery was vandalized during the night. 公墓在夜间遭到了破坏。► see thesaurus at damage→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
vandalize• All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized.• Most of the public phones have been vandalized.• A few days later, the house was ruthlessly, mercilessly, vandalized.• Now, certainly within the last twenty-four hours, the room had been vandalized.• After her death, it was vandalized and eventually bulldozed into nothing.• Since then his name has been vandalized and the weather-worn inscription from Nuptials at Tipasa is already difficult to read.• In comments to the media, Riggs had said protesters vandalized his office and assaulted his employees.• Riggs said the protesters vandalized his office and assaulted his employees.• They would not have to worry about their car being vandalized or stolen from a car park.• City residents stop vandalizing public phones.• No-one is really sure why people vandalize their own neighbourhoods.van·dal·ize verbChineseSyllable
or damage property things deliberately, Corpus destroy public especially to
vandalize
van‧dal‧ize
(also vandalise British English) /ˈvændəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive]
to damage or destroy things deliberately, especially public property:
The cemetery was vandalized during the night.
▪ damage to cause physical harm to something or someone, or have a bad effect on them: Several buildings were damaged by the earthquake. | The other car wasn’t damaged. | The scandal could damage his career.
▪harm to have a bad effect on something: They use chemicals that will harm the environment. | The oil crisis could harm the economy.
▪spoil to have a bad effect on something and make it less successful, enjoyable, useful etc: We didn’t let the rain spoil our holiday. | Local people say the new buildings will spoil the view.
▪vandalize to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized.
▪sabotage /ˈsæbətɑːʒ/ to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: There is evidence that the airplane was sabotaged.
▪tamper with something to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: The car’s brakes had been tampered with.
▪desecrate to damage a church or other holy place: The church had been desecrated by vandals.
▪deface /dɪˈfeɪs/ to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: Someone had defaced the statue and painted it bright orange.
van‧dal‧ize
(also vandalise British English) /ˈvændəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive]to damage or destroy things deliberately, especially public property:
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