disfigure

dis'fi^ә

托福GRE Collins 1

v mar or spoil the appearance of

vt. 毁损...的外形, 玷污, 损害, 毁损...的容貌
[法] 损毁容颜, 破相

Collins 星级

18,695

BNC 频率

18,538

使用频率

disfigure 由前缀 dis-（表示否定或去掉）和词根 figure（形状、外形）组成，意为“破坏外形”或“使变得不美观”。

例句

1. The accident did not disfigure her face, which was a relief to her family.

事故没有毁容她的脸，这让她的家人松了一口气。

2. He felt that the graffiti would disfigure the beautiful wall.

他觉得涂鸦会破坏这面美丽的墙。

3. The storm disfigured many trees in the park.

风暴毁坏了公园里许多树木。