单词 | mutilate |
释义 | mutilate (mjuːtɪleɪt ) Word forms: mutilates , mutilating , mutilated 1. verb If a person or animal is mutilated, their body is severely damaged, usually by someone who physically attacks them. More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months. [be VERB-ed] He tortured and mutilated six young men. [VERB noun] The mutilated bodies of seven men have been found beside a railway line. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: maim, damage, injure, disable mutilation (mjuːtɪleɪʃən )Word forms: mutilations variable noun Amnesty International chronicles cases of torture and mutilation. She had suffered severe facial mutilations after an accident. Synonyms: maiming, injuring, dismembering, disfiguring 2. verb If something is mutilated, it is deliberately damaged or spoiled. Brecht's verdict was that his screenplay had been mutilated. [be VERB-ed] By chance the book survives in an early, fragile, mutilated copy dating from around 1100. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: distort, cut, damage, mar Translations: Chinese: 使伤残 Japanese: 手足などを切断する |
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