deface

英 [dɪˈfeɪs]

美 [dɪˈfeɪs]

v.  损伤…的外貌(尤指乱涂、乱写)

过去分词：defaced　现在分词：defacing　过去式：defaced　第三人称单数：defaces　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

BNC.19314 / COCA.23301

牛津词典

verb

• 损伤…的外貌（尤指乱涂、乱写）
  to damage the appearance of sth especially by drawing or writing on it

柯林斯词典

• VERB 损伤…的外观;在…上乱涂乱画
  If someonedefacessomething such as a wall or a notice, they spoil it by writing or drawing things on it.
  1. It's illegal to deface banknotes.
     在钞票上乱涂乱画是违法的。

英英释义

verb

• mar or spoil the appearance of
  1. scars defaced her cheeks
  2. The vandals disfigured the statue
  Synonym:disfigureblemish

双语例句

• To destroy or deface ( public or private property) willfully or maliciously.
  破坏故意地或恶意地破坏或毁损（公共或私人财产）
• Chalk marks deface the wall of the house.
  粉笔痕迹破坏墙壁的外观。
• To complete the Eliot quote on plagiarism: "bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different."
  艾略特关于剽窃的那句名言还有后文：“差的诗人将别人的弄得更差，好的诗人将别人的弄得更好，或者至少能与之不同。”
• Please do not deface books.
  请勿污损书籍。
• The Method of Estimating Carrying Capacity of Deface Structures
  损伤结构承载力的估算方法
• We deface advertisements to protest against their influence on society.
  我们通过涂污广告牌来抗议广告对社会的影响。
• It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic sign placed or erected as provided in this chapter.
  任何损坏外观，破坏，打倒或删除按照本章要求放置的任何官方的交通信号都属于非法行为。
• While many of the strangers pointed out it was the wrong thing to do, or asked the students to take responsibility for any repercussions, half of the strangers agreed to deface the book& much more than the average of 29 percent that the students predicted.
  尽管很多人指责该行为，或要求学生们对后果负责，但仍有一半的陌生人同意在书上写字，该比例远超学生们之前预想的29%这一平均比例。
• First these punks deface my property.
  先是那些小混混损坏了我的财产。
• Some of the spectators would like to deface the billboard structures, but we disapprove.
  一些旁观者喜欢涂污广告牌的架子，我们不赞成这样做。