desecrate

1. V-T If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it. 褻凟

She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader. 她不該褻凟宗教領(lǐng)袖的肖像。

2. desecrationN-UNCOUNT 褻凟

The whole area has been shocked by the desecration of the cemetery. 整個(gè)地區(qū)都被對(duì)公墓的褻凟震驚了。