"vandal" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 破壞公物的人

Definition

破壞公物的人是指故意損壞或破壞公共或私人財產的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於形容有意破壞行為，如塗鴉、砸碎窗戶等。常見於'遭破壞公物的人破壞'等用法，不包括意外損壞。

Examples

The police caught a vandal at the school.

警方在學校抓到一名**破壞公物的人**。

A vandal broke the windows of the old building.

有個**破壞公物的人**打碎了舊樓的窗戶。

The wall was painted by a vandal last night.

昨晚有**破壞公物的人**在牆上塗鴉。

They finally put cameras up because of all the vandal activity in the park.

因為公園裡的**破壞公物的人**太多，他們終於裝了監視器。

Don't be a vandal—show respect for your community's property.

不要當**破壞公物的人**—要尊重你的社區財產。

The store had to close early after a group of vandals made a mess inside.

一羣**破壞公物的人**在店裡搗亂後，商店不得不提早關門。