Word · Frequency #19302
mutilating
使残废；切断（肢体）；严重毁伤
mutilating is the present participle of mutilate.
核心释义
to injure someone so severely that a body part is cut off or can no longer be used
- 1.
造成身体伤害以致损害功能,尤指切断或致残重要部位(如肢体)。
To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
- 2.
毁坏得面目全非。
To destroy beyond recognition.
- 3.
使变得不完美或有缺陷。
To render imperfect or defective.
毁坏得面目全非；严重损毁；使不完美；使有缺陷；破坏；造成身体伤害以致损害功能,尤指切断或致残重要部位(如肢体)。；毁坏得面目全非。；使变得不完美或有缺陷。
用法In use
The vandal mutilated the ancient statue by breaking off its arms.
用法提示：此句中使用mutilate的过去式mutilated，表示通过暴力破坏使物体不完整。
The report was so heavily mutilated that only a few fragments were legible.
用法提示：此句中使用mutilate的过去分词mutilated构成被动语态，强调文件被破坏得无法辨认原貌。
He mutilates his own poems by cutting out entire stanzas.
用法提示：此句中使用mutilate的第三人称单数mutilates，表示主动破坏自己的作品使之不完整。
mutilate sth
sth 可以是具体物品或抽象事物，如文件、文本等。
The vandals mutilated the painting.
破坏者毁坏了那幅画。
mutilate sb
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mutilate a body
- 使尸体残缺不全；毁损尸体
- The killer mutilated the body and left it in the woods.凶手把尸体毁损得残缺不全，然后把它丢在树林里。
- mutilate someone's face
- 毁损某人的面容；使人毁容
- The acid attack mutilated her face beyond recognition.那次泼酸袭击把她的脸毁得面目全非。
- mutilate a document
- 毁损文件；破坏文件
- He mutilated the document so that the signature could not be read.他把文件毁损得连签名都无法辨认。
- mutilate a painting
- 毁损画作；破坏一幅画
- The angry visitor mutilated the painting with a knife.那位愤怒的访客用刀把画毁坏了。
- mutilate a text
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mutilate 使残废：雕像被砍断手臂而残缺；对比 mutate（变异），mutilate 是破坏致残。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律/医学描述、新闻报道、日常口语（比喻用法）、文学作品 该词用法较广，正式与非正式场合均可使用。通常字面义（身体伤害）多用于正式或严肃语境（如法律、医学、新闻），而比喻义（使不完美）比较常见于口语或文学描写。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words fully rhymes with mutilate /ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/, whose stressed vowel is /juː/. Ventilate and titillate match mutilate from the second syllable on: /tɪleɪt/ (spelled -tilate/-tillate), so they are strong sound matches for the ending but not perfect rhymes. Simulate and relate share only the final /leɪt/, and relate stresses that ending, unlike mutilate. Private is a warning: its -ate is pronounced /ɪt/, not /eɪt/. Mute matches the initial /mjuː/ spelling and sound but has no /leɪt/ ending.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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