SCCsomeone who deliberately damages things, especially public property 故意破坏财物〔尤指公物〕者
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vandal• Thieves and vandals are costing churches millions of pounds each year.• Trespassers and vandals just do not expect to be brought to book by passengers on a train.• It stood unused for some time and was burnt down by vandals in 1970.• We wanted to go inside the church on the hill but he told us it had to be kept locked because of vandals.• After last season's playoff loss to the Pacers, vandals spray-painted racialepithets in Iverson's backyard.• They're not professionalvandals, just people who see their world threatened by legislation.• This will not only protect the notice face from the weather but also deter the vandal.• Previously a council house bought by its owners; it's now prey to vandals and a danger to inquisitive children.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + VANDAL | VANDAL + VERB | VANDAL + NOUNADJECTIVE➤teenage, young青少年/年輕的破壞者➤mindless盲目的破壞者➤graffiti (especially BrE) 亂塗鴉的破壞者◇young graffiti vandals who blight the city with their scrawls胡亂塗鴉影響市容的年輕人VERB + VANDAL➤deter, discourage, stop阻止故意破壞者◇The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.窗戶都安上了鐵柵欄,以防被故意破壞。➤be plagued by被故意破壞者煩擾◇The station is plagued by vandals.車站常遭故意破壞者襲擾。VANDAL + VERB➤strike破壞分子襲擊◇The vandals struck at about 7.30 p.m. yesterday.破壞分子昨晚 7 點半左右開始行動。➤attack sth, damage sth, deface sth, destroy sth, smash sth, wreck sth破壞分子攻擊⋯/損壞⋯/損毀⋯/破壞⋯/搗毀⋯/毀壞⋯➤target sth破壞分子將⋯作為目標◇Her statue has been targeted by vandals.她的塑像已被破壞分子選為攻擊目標。➤break into sth破壞分子闖入⋯◇Vandals broke into the factory and set fire to a cabin.破壞分子闖入工廠將小木屋付之一炬。➤cause damage (to sth)破壞分子(給⋯)造成破壞◇Vandals caused more than £4 000 worth of damage.破壞分子造成了 4,000 多英鎊的損失。➤go on a rampage, go on a smashing spree, go on a wrecking spree (all BrE) 破壞分子瘋狂搗毀◇The pool had to close after vandals went on a £10 000 wrecking spree.在破壞分子肆意破壞造成高達 1 萬英鎊的損失後,這個游泳池不得不關門大吉。➤throw bricks, stones, etc. (at sth)破壞分子(向⋯)投擲磚塊/石頭等◇The vandals throw stones at the building.打砸鬧事者向大廈內扔石塊。VANDAL + NOUN➤attack破壞分子發動的襲擊◇This is the latest in a spate of vandal attacks on fire crews.這是破壞分子對消防員一連串襲擊中的最新一起。