desecrate

英 [ˈdesɪkreɪt]

美 [ˈdesɪkreɪt]

v.  亵渎(圣物或圣地)

过去分词：desecrated　过去式：desecrated　现在分词：desecrating　第三人称单数：desecrates　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.22690 / COCA.22456

牛津词典

verb

• 亵渎（圣物或圣地）
  to damage a holy thing or place or treat it without respect
  1. desecrated graves
     被亵渎的坟墓

柯林斯词典

• VERB 亵渎，玷污(神圣或特别的事物)
  If someonedesecratessomething which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
  1. She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader...
     她不该亵渎宗教领袖的画像。
  2. The earth is to be honoured; it is not to be desecrated.
     大地应该受到敬仰，而不该被亵渎。

英英释义

verb

• remove the consecration from a person or an object
  Synonym:unhallowdeconsecrate
• violate the sacred character of a place or language
  1. desecrate a cemetery
  2. violate the sanctity of the church
  3. profane the name of God
  Synonym:profaneoutrageviolate

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