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vandal

noun
🔊/ˈvændl/
🔊/ˈvændl/
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  1. a person who deliberately destroys or damages public property故意破坏公物者
    • Vandals broke into the factory and set fire to a cabin.破坏分子闯入工厂将小木屋付之一炬。
    • The glass has been specially treated to stop vandals from smashing it.玻璃经过特别处理，以防有人故意破坏。
    Extra Examples
    • Car vandals caused more than £10 000 worth of damage to vehicles last Saturday.上周六有人故意破坏汽车，造成损失超过一万英镑。
    • Her statue has been targeted by vandals.她的塑像已被破坏分子选为攻击目标。
    • The pool had to close after vandals went on a £10 000 wrecking spree.在破坏分子肆意破坏造成高达 1 万英镑的损失后，这个游泳池不得不关门大吉。
    • The station is plagued by vandals.车站常遭故意破坏者袭扰。
    • The vandals struck at about 7.30 p.m. yesterday.破坏分子昨晚 7 点半左右开始行动。
    • The vandals throw stones at the building.打砸闹事者向大厦内扔石块。
    • The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.窗户都安上了铁栅栏，以防被故意破坏。
    • This is the latest in a spate of vandal attacks on fire crews.这是破坏分子对消防员一连串袭击中的最新一起。
    • young graffiti vandals who blight the city with their scrawls胡乱涂鸦影响市容的年轻人
    Topics Crime and punishmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • teenage
    • young
    • mindless
    • …
    verb + vandal
    • deter
    • discourage
    • stop
    • …
    vandal + verb
    • strike
    • attack something
    • damage something
    • …
    vandal + noun
    • attack
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    Word Originfrom Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th cent.