desecration

[ˌdesiˈkreiʃən] 生词本

n.

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1. VERB 亵渎,玷污(神圣或特别的事物) If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it. 
  • She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader...

    她不该亵渎宗教领袖的画像。

  • 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。

desecration
  • The whole area has been shocked by the desecration of the cemetery.

    对墓地的亵渎震惊了整个地区。

Noun

1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character;

  • "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"