"mutilate" in Chinese (Simplified)
残害使残缺
Definition
指对身体、物品等进行严重伤害或切除部分，使其变得不完整或严重损毁。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
此词较为正式且强烈，常用于描述暴力罪行或极为严重的损毁（如“残害尸体”）。偶有比喻用法（如“残害真相”），但绝不是描述轻微损伤。
Examples
The soldiers threatened to mutilate the statue if their demands were not met.
士兵们威胁说如果不满足他们的要求就要**残害**雕像。
The animal was badly mutilated by the trap.
那只动物被陷阱**残害**得很严重。
He was arrested for trying to mutilate a rare painting.
他因试图**毁坏**一幅珍贵的画作而被逮捕。
The criminal mutilated all evidence to avoid being caught.
罪犯**销毁**了所有证据以避免被抓住。
Some people say that poor translations can mutilate a story’s meaning.
有些人说差劲的翻译可能会**损毁**故事的意义。
If you try to fix the document with scissors, you'll only mutilate it further.
如果你想用剪刀修复这个文件，只会让它更加**残缺**。