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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2Car 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- teenage
- young
- mindless
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- deter
- discourage
- stop
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- strike
- attack something
- damage something
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- attack
Word Originfrom Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th cent.