英语词汇“graffiti”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINgraffiti

Origin:

1800-1900 Italian graffiare ‘to make marks in a surface’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The corridors are very dirty, and the walls are covered with graffiti.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And spare me his pledge to eliminate graffiti.
Do you think of yourself as a latent graffiti artist?
Other racial graffiti has been found on campus as well.
Public School 45 is closed, the windows boarded up, the walls defaced with graffiti.
Reminds me of a piece of graffiti outside Saint Martin-in the-Fields.
The other was the target of threatening racial graffiti.
They saw graffiti on important public memorials and they saw running battles with the police.
Two Civic Patrol officers will work with the community to combat litter and graffiti.

THESAURUS► drawing

a picture drawn with a pencil, pen, crayon etc: · I did a drawing of the front of the house.

► sketch

a drawing that is done quickly and has few details: · When she was traveling, she drew quick sketches of the places she’d seen.

► doodle

a shape or pattern that you draw when you are bored or thinking about other things: · His schoolbooks were always covered in doodles.

► graffiti

drawings or writing that people secretly put on walls or other public places: · Vandals had covered the station in graffiti.

► comic strip

a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story, especially in a newspaper or magazine: · Asterix started off in a comic strip.

► cartoon

a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine: · There is a 'New Yorker' cartoon which depicts various inventions for keeping warm.

Longman Language Activatorsomething that has been written or printed► writing

· There's some writing on the back of this photo, but I can't make out what it says.in writing · All bids must be submitted in writing to the above address.piece of writing · Below each picture was a short piece of writing in Arabic script.

► words

writing, especially a small amount of writing: the words: · The words were very faint but I could make out the name 'Alex'.· She scrawled the words 'I love you' on my desk.

► text

the written part of a book, newspaper etc, not including notes, pictures etc: · The front page had no text, just a photograph of the Princess and a huge headline.· You can cut and paste whole blocks of text very easily on screen.

► manuscript

a copy of a book which is written by hand or typed, often before it is printed: · The finished manuscript was sent to the publisher on 3 January.· We were shown some of the ancient manuscripts and rare books that are kept in the British Library.

► inscription

a piece of writing written on, or cut into, the surface of a stone, coin etc: · We read the inscriptions on the graves, and wondered what each of those lives had been like.· It was an engraved silver plate bearing the inscription 'Made for His Majesty George III June 1737'.

► graffiti

rude, humorous, or political writing on the walls of buildings, trains etc: · The corridors are very dirty, and the walls are covered with graffiti.

► document

a piece of writing. A paper document is usually an official or legal one. A document that you produce on a computer is something you type into a particular file: · Several secret documents went missing from the government's Information department.· Your birth certificate is an important document, which should be kept safe at all times.· Open a new document (=on a computer) and name it "resume".· You can attach any documents to an email and send them to friends or colleagues.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► artist

· Do you think of yourself as a latent graffiti artist?

VERB► cover

· When the camera crew arrived three days later, the shelter was covered in graffiti and all its glass had been shattered.· The place is covered with graffiti.· The cowherds have covered the walls with graffiti.· Every available wall space was covered with graffiti and fervent slogans, or the accumulated remnants of countless religious posters.

单词	graffiti
释义	graffitigraf‧fi‧ti /ɡræˈfiːti, ɡrə-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINgraffiti Origin: 1800-1900 Italian graffiare ‘to make marks in a surface’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The corridors are very dirty, and the walls are covered with graffiti. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And spare me his pledge to eliminate graffiti. Do you think of yourself as a latent graffiti artist? Other racial graffiti has been found on campus as well. Public School 45 is closed, the windows boarded up, the walls defaced with graffiti. Reminds me of a piece of graffiti outside Saint Martin-in the-Fields. The other was the target of threatening racial graffiti. They saw graffiti on important public memorials and they saw running battles with the police. Two Civic Patrol officers will work with the community to combat litter and graffiti. Thesaurus THESAURUS► drawing a picture drawn with a pencil, pen, crayon etc: · I did a drawing of the front of the house. ► sketch a drawing that is done quickly and has few details: · When she was traveling, she drew quick sketches of the places she’d seen. ► doodle a shape or pattern that you draw when you are bored or thinking about other things: · His schoolbooks were always covered in doodles. ► graffiti drawings or writing that people secretly put on walls or other public places: · Vandals had covered the station in graffiti. ► comic strip a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story, especially in a newspaper or magazine: · Asterix started off in a comic strip. ► cartoon a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine: · There is a 'New Yorker' cartoon which depicts various inventions for keeping warm. Longman Language Activatorsomething that has been written or printed► writing · There's some writing on the back of this photo, but I can't make out what it says.in writing · All bids must be submitted in writing to the above address.piece of writing · Below each picture was a short piece of writing in Arabic script. ► words writing, especially a small amount of writing: the words: · The words were very faint but I could make out the name 'Alex'.· She scrawled the words 'I love you' on my desk. ► text the written part of a book, newspaper etc, not including notes, pictures etc: · The front page had no text, just a photograph of the Princess and a huge headline.· You can cut and paste whole blocks of text very easily on screen. ► manuscript a copy of a book which is written by hand or typed, often before it is printed: · The finished manuscript was sent to the publisher on 3 January.· We were shown some of the ancient manuscripts and rare books that are kept in the British Library. ► inscription a piece of writing written on, or cut into, the surface of a stone, coin etc: · We read the inscriptions on the graves, and wondered what each of those lives had been like.· It was an engraved silver plate bearing the inscription 'Made for His Majesty George III June 1737'. ► graffiti rude, humorous, or political writing on the walls of buildings, trains etc: · The corridors are very dirty, and the walls are covered with graffiti. ► document a piece of writing. A paper document is usually an official or legal one. A document that you produce on a computer is something you type into a particular file: · Several secret documents went missing from the government's Information department.· Your birth certificate is an important document, which should be kept safe at all times.· Open a new document (=on a computer) and name it "resume".· You can attach any documents to an email and send them to friends or colleagues. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► artist · Do you think of yourself as a latent graffiti artist? VERB► cover · When the camera crew arrived three days later, the shelter was covered in graffiti and all its glass had been shattered.· The place is covered with graffiti.· The cowherds have covered the walls with graffiti.· Every available wall space was covered with graffiti and fervent slogans, or the accumulated remnants of countless religious posters. rude, humorous, or political writing and pictures on the walls of buildings, trains etc: The walls are daubed with graffiti.
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