to desecrate
01
亵渎, 玷污
to insult or damage something that people greatly respect or consider holy, particularly a place
例子
Vandals desecrated the church by spray-painting graffiti on its walls.
破坏者通过在教堂墙上喷涂涂鸦亵渎了教堂。
The act of burning the national flag is often seen as a way to desecrate a symbol of a country's pride.
焚烧国旗的行为常被视为亵渎国家骄傲象征的一种方式。
02
亵渎, 玷污
to treat something valuable inconsiderately, in a way that affects it badly
例子
Many lanes are desecrated with yellow lines.
许多车道被黄线亵渎。
Ruinous new road schemes that desecrate the countryside.
破坏性的新道路方案亵渎了乡村。
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