mutilate 残害〔某人的身体〕，使断肢，使伤残

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mutilate

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mu∙ti∙late / ˈmjutlˌet ; ˈmjuːtəleɪt /
◙verb [T]
1. to severely and violently damage someone's body, especially by cutting or removing part of it
• 残害〔某人的身体〕，使断肢，使伤残:
»The prisoners had been tortured and mutilated.
犯人遭受了酷刑并被打致残。
»extra protection for mental patients who might mutilate themselves
  对可能自残的精神病患者的额外保护
2. to damage or change something so much that it is completely spoiled
• 完全损毁; 使支离破碎:
»The sculpture was badly mutilated in the late eighteenth century.
  雕像在十八世纪末遭到严重破坏。
♦mutilation / ˌmjutlˈeʃən ; ˌmjuːtəˈleɪʃən / noun [C,U]