英语单词 | disfigure |
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英美音标 | 英 [dɪs'fɪɡə(r)] 美 [dɪs'fɪɡjər] |
中文释义 | v.使丑陋;损毁(外貌等) |
英语例句 | (1) The accident disfigured him for life. (2) This landscape is disfigured by a power station. |
中文例句 | (1) 那次事故使他毁容,终生无法恢复。 (2) 风景被发电厂破坏了。 |
vocabulary简明 | To disfigure something is to ruin its appearance, which is what would happen if you drew a big bushy mustache and a pair of antennae on the Mona Lisa. |
vocabulary扩展 | Unfortunately, disfigured people are almost always portrayed in the media as villains, or victims. The word does suggest a negative view of someone (after all, it doesn't just mean changing way something looks but specifically spoiling it). Organizations for disfigured people, however, like Changing Faces in England, have claimed the word as their own and use it proudly. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]使变丑;毁损…的容貌 If someone is disfigured, their appearance is spoiled. [ [usu passive]
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2 [VERB 动词]破坏…的外形;毁损…的外观 To disfigure an object or a place means to spoil its appearance. [V n]
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