vandal
noun /ˈvændl/
/ˈvændl/
- a person who deliberately destroys or damages public property
故意破坏公物者 - Vandals broke into the factory and set fire to a cabin.
破坏分子闯入工厂将小木屋付之一炬。 - The glass has been specially treated to stop vandals from smashing it.
玻璃经过特别处理，以防有人故意破坏。
Topics Crime and punishmentb2- Car vandals caused more than £10 000 worth of damage to vehicles last Saturday.
上周六有人故意破坏汽车，造成损失超过一万英镑。 - Her statue has been targeted by vandals.
她的塑像已被破坏分子选为攻击目标。 - The pool had to close after vandals went on a £10 000 wrecking spree.
在破坏分子肆意破坏造成高达 1 万英镑的损失后，这个游泳池不得不关门大吉。 - The station is plagued by vandals.
车站常遭故意破坏者袭扰。 - The vandals struck at about 7.30 p.m. yesterday.
破坏分子昨晚 7 点半左右开始行动。 - The vandals throw stones at the building.
打砸闹事者向大厦内扔石块。 - The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.
窗户都安上了铁栅栏，以防被故意破坏。 - This is the latest in a spate of vandal attacks on fire crews.
这是破坏分子对消防员一连串袭击中的最新一起。 - young graffiti vandals who blight the city with their scrawls
胡乱涂鸦影响市容的年轻人
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- teenage
- young
- mindless
- …
- deter
- discourage
- stop
- …
- strike
- attack something
- damage something
- …
- attack
词源from Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th cent. - Vandals broke into the factory and set fire to a cabin.