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单词 mutilate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mu•ti•late /ˈmyutəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to injure the appearance of, by damaging parts:to mutilate a painting.
mu•ti•la•tion /ˌmyutəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
mu•ti•la•tor, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mu•ti•late  (myo̅o̅tl āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts:Vandals mutilated the painting.
  2. to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part.
  • Latin mutilātus (past participle of mutilāre to cut off, maim), equivalent. to mutil(us) maimed, mutilated + -ātus -ate1
  • 1525–35;
mu′ti•lation, n. 
muti•la′tive, mu•ti•la•to•ry  (myo̅o̅tl ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.  muti•la′tor, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged damage, mar, cripple.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See maim. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mutilate /ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to deprive of a limb, essential part, etc; maim; dismember
  2. to mar, expurgate, or damage (a text, book, etc)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin mutilāre to cut off; related to mutilus maimed

ˌmutiˈlation n ˈmutiˌlative adj ˈmutiˌlator n
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