"vandals" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 破壞公物者

Definition

故意損壞他人財產的人，通常是在公共場所。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常指一羣或多人蓄意破壞牆壁、椅子、車輛或標誌等公共財物。'vandals' 用於多數人。別與小偷混淆，因為 'vandals' 強調破壞，而非偷竊。

Examples

The police caught the vandals spraying paint on the wall.

警察抓到了正在牆上噴漆的**破壞公物者**。

The park was damaged by vandals last night.

昨晚公園被**破壞公物者**破壞了。

Security cameras recorded the vandals breaking the windows.

監視器拍到**破壞公物者**打破窗戶。

It’s a shame there are so many vandals in the city these days.

現在城市裡有這麼多**破壞公物者**，真可惜。

The school had to repaint its walls after some vandals wrote graffiti all over them.

學校不得不重新粉刷牆壁，因為有**破壞公物者**塗鴉到處都是。

If the vandals return, we’ll have to install better lighting around the building.

如果**破壞公物者**再來，我們必須在建築物四周裝上更好的照明。