verb🔗Share玷污,损毁。 To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner."After the painting was defaced a decade ago, it went viral and has been a tourist attraction ever since."这幅画在十年前被人恶意损毁后,反而迅速走红,从此成为一个旅游景点。propertyartactionappearancebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使失去价值,污损。 To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value of."He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them."他把欠条涂得乱七八糟,还写上“作废”两个字,让这些欠条失去了价值。propertyvalueactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share污损,丑化 (flags) To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it."You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross."芬兰国旗的获得方法是:在国旗的十字中心加上芬兰国徽,以此来改变(或“装饰”)原国旗。heraldrynationpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading