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desecrate + noun (a sacred place/object)
宾语通常是神圣或有尊严的事物。
Vandals desecrated the ancient temple.
破坏分子亵渎了这座古庙。
亵渎；玷污
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亵渎；玷污
to treat a sacred place or language with disrespect; to violate its sacred character
Vandals desecrated the ancient temple.
破坏分子亵渎了这座古庙。
亵渎或违反某物的神圣性。
To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
去除某人或某物的神圣性；使不再神圣。
To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.
以不恰当且破坏性的方式改变。
To change in an inappropriate and destructive manner.
desecrate
Base
原形
desecrates
3rd person
第三人称单数
desecrating
-ing
现在分词
desecrated
Past
过去式
desecrated
Past participle
过去分词
They desecrate the temple.
他们亵渎了庙宇。
He desecrated the grave.
他亵渎了坟墓。
They are desecrating the church.
他们正在亵渎教堂。
The old chapel was desecrated when vandals painted graffiti on its walls.
破坏者在老教堂的墙上涂鸦，教堂因此遭到了亵渎。
Tearing down the ancient temple would desecrate a site that has been sacred for centuries.
拆除这座古老的寺庙会亵渎一个数百年来被视为神圣的地方。
The visitors were criticized for desecrating the sacred forest by leaving rubbish everywhere.
这些游客因到处乱扔垃圾而受到批评，认为他们亵渎了这片神圣的森林。
宾语通常是神圣或有尊严的事物。
Vandals desecrated the ancient temple.
破坏分子亵渎了这座古庙。
被动语态强调受害者被侵犯。
The cemetery was desecrated by unknown persons.
墓地被不明人士亵渎了。
by 短语表示亵渎的方式或施动者。
They desecrated the memorial by spray-painting it.
他们通过喷漆涂鸦亵渎了纪念碑。
Not this
He desecrated on the sacred site.
Use this
He desecrated the sacred site.
错误在于将及物动词"desecrate"误用作不及物动词，在后面添加了不必要的介词"on"。英语中"desecrate"直接接宾语，无需介词。中文中“对……亵渎”的介词结构不能直接对应英文。
Not this
The vandals were accused of dessecrating the altar.
Use this
The vandals were accused of desecrating the altar.
拼写错误，将"desecrating"误拼为"dessecrating"，多了一个's'。正确拼写是"desecrating"，只有一个's'。
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亵渎坟墓
Vandals desecrated the grave with graffiti.
破坏者用涂鸦亵渎了这座坟墓。
亵渎教堂
The thieves desecrated the church by stealing the altar.
窃贼偷走祭坛，亵渎了教堂。
亵渎圣地
No one should desecrate a holy site.
任何人都不应亵渎圣地。
玷污纪念碑
They were arrested for desecrating a war memorial.
他们因玷污战争纪念碑而被捕。
玷污国旗
He was criticized for desecrating the national flag.
他因玷污国旗而受到批评。
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记忆联想：desecrate = de(去除) + secr(与sacred同源，神圣) + ate(动词) → 去掉神圣性，即亵渎。想象有人把圣像涂脏。
语域：formal 常见场景：religious sites or sacred objects、historical monuments or memorials、formal writing 该词属于正式用词，多用于书面语或正式语境，通常指亵渎宗教场所、圣物或破坏具有神圣意义的事物；日常口语中较少见。
这些词都以 -crate 结尾，但都不与 desecrate 押韵。desecrate 读作 /ˈdesɪkreɪt/（重音在第一音节），consecrate 重音在 con-，execrate 重音在 ex-，crate 为单音节。execrate 与 desecrate 拼写相近，但中间辅音不同（/ks/ 与 /s/）。
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