Word · Frequency #8460
marring
/mɑː/
verb
损毁；损坏；糟蹋
marring is the present participle of mar.
核心释义
make imperfect
- 1.
损坏；毁坏；损伤。
To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
损坏；毁坏；损伤。；损毁；损伤；糟蹋
用法In use
The beautiful view was marred by the new factory.
用法提示：marred 是 mar 的过去分词，在被动句中作谓语，表示‘破坏、损毁’。
A few small spelling mistakes should not mar an otherwise excellent essay.
用法提示：mar 在此作及物动词，用于‘should not mar’，表示‘使…受损’。
She refused to let one rainy afternoon mar her whole weekend.
用法提示：mar 用在‘let … mar’中，表示‘毁掉、糟蹋’，后接宾语。
mar + noun
The scandal marred his reputation.
丑闻损坏了他的声誉。
be marred by + noun
常用于被动结构，表示被某种因素破坏。
The ceremony was marred by bad weather.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mar the surface
- 破坏表面
- The scratch marred the surface of the new table.划痕破坏了新桌子的表面。
- mar the view
- 破坏景色
- The ugly building marred the view of the coastline.那座丑陋的建筑破坏了海岸线的景色。
- mar the beauty
- 破坏美感
- The graffiti marred the beauty of the ancient monument.涂鸦破坏了古老纪念碑的美感。
- mar the reputation
- 损害声誉
- The scandal marred his reputation as a respected scientist.丑闻损害了他作为受人尊敬的科学家的声誉。
- mar the occasion
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mar发音似‘马’，想象马儿踩踏，损毁草地。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：书面语、文学评论、批评 通常用于正式或文学语境，表示使某物不完美或受损，比较常见于书面表达中。
语法说明Grammar Note
动词时常用被动，如 be marred by
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ar can be pronounced /ɑː/ (e.g., car, bar, star, far) or /ə/ (e.g., dollar, collar). The target 'mar' rhymes with the /ɑː/ group but not with the /ə/ group.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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