mutilate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If a person or animal is mutilated, their body is severely damaged, usually by someone who physically attacks them. 使伤残
More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months. 三十多匹马在过去的9个月中受了重伤。
He tortured and mutilated six young men. 他折磨致残了6个年轻男人。
2. mutilationN-VAR 伤残
Amnesty International chronicles cases of torture and mutilation. 大赦国际记载酷刑及伤残案。
3. V-T If something is mutilated, it is deliberately damaged or spoiled. 毁坏
Brecht's verdict was that his screenplay had been mutilated. 布雷赫特的意见是他的电影剧本已经被删改得面目全非了。
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mutilate /ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt/ (mutilating,mutilated,mutilates)
剑桥词典
- to damage something severely , especially by violently removing a part
使残缺不全;使伤残
Her body had been mutilated beyond recognition . 她的尸体已经被毁得无法辨认。
Self-hatred apparently drove her to mutilate her own face . 显然是自我憎恨使她自毁面容。
to destroy an idea or a piece of art or entertainment
毁坏,使支离破碎
They have mutilated a beautiful film by making these changes . 经过他们的这些改动,一部好看的电影变得支离破碎。 返回 mutilate