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mutilation noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌmjuː.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌmjuː.t̬əlˈeɪ.ʃən/ the act of damaging something severely, especially by violently removing a part: (暴力)摧残,毁坏 He admitted to the murder and mutilation of 16 young men.他承认谋杀和肢解了16名年轻男子。 She views cosmetic surgery as unwarranted mutilation of the body. the act of destroying an idea or a piece of art or entertainment: 故意毁坏,故意破坏 Mutilation of books is a nearly universal problem amongst public library collections.图书的损毁是几乎所有的公共图书馆都存在的问题。 The changes involved terrible mutilation of the opera's score. See
mutilate The soldiers were responsible for mutilations and killings. Plastic surgery has led to more mutilation of the body than has taken place at any time in history. The practice cannot be described as anything other than mutilation of a child. Fighters in the front line, if they survived, often suffered awful mutilations. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Injuring and injuries at-risk battered child syndrome battered woman syndrome be in the warsidiom bite eviscerate first degree flesh wound fourth degree gash granulate incapacitate insult pi pull reinjure reinjury scarred strain wounded |