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单词 desecration
释义
desecratedes‧e‧crate /ˈdesɪkreɪt/ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdesecrate
Origin:
1600-1700 de- + consecrate
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
desecrate
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydesecrate
he, she, itdesecrates
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydesecrated
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave desecrated
he, she, ithas desecrated
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad desecrated
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill desecrate
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have desecrated
Continuous Form
PresentIam desecrating
he, she, itis desecrating
you, we, theyare desecrating
PastI, he, she, itwas desecrating
you, we, theywere desecrating
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been desecrating
he, she, ithas been desecrating
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been desecrating
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be desecrating
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been desecrating
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Most of the Egyptian tombs were desecrated and robbed.
  • The church had been desecrated by vandals.
  • Three skinheads admitted desecrating over 100 graves.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It is then that the atmosphere of peace becomes tinged with a sense of sadness at such a loss ... beauty desecrated.
  • Kelly's grave was also desecrated.
  • Never mind that he desecrated their spirit.
  • Other new signs posted to describe scenery have been desecrated or struck down.
  • Yet he hated to think of Wheeler, who represented everything bogus and hollow, desecrating his beloved church.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
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.
to have a bad effect on something: · They use chemicals that will harm the environment.· The oil crisis could harm the economy.
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.
to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: · All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized.
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.
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.
to damage a church or other holy place: · The church had been desecrated by vandals.
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.
Longman Language Activatorto damage something deliberately
also vandalise British to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: · All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized.· No-one is really sure why people vandalize their own neighbourhoods.
British to deliberately damage a room or building by breaking windows, furniture etc: smash something up: · They didn't only rob the house, they smashed it up too.smash up something: · About 400 rioters had seized control and were smashing up the jail.smash the place up: · Some of the men got drunk and smashed the place up.
especially American, informal to cause a lot of damage to a thing or place, either deliberately or by using it carelessly: · That kid of yours has trashed my VCR.trash the place spoken (=cause a lot of damage to a room or building): · Dad says it's OK to have the party here, as long as we don't trash the place.
to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: · The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos.· Security lighting was sabotaged before the theft took place.
to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: · Someone had tampered with the lock on my door.· After the accident, police discovered that the car's brakes had been tampered with.
to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: · Several of the gravestones had been defaced and were impossible to read.deface something with something: · The Central Bank issued a statement warning against defacing bank notes with what it called "indecent expressions".
to damage a church or other holy place: · The church had been desecrated by vandals.· Most of the Egyptian tombs were desecrated and robbed.
 to spoil or damage something holy or respected
► see thesaurus at damage—desecration /ˌdesɪˈkreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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