"mutilate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 殘害
• 使殘缺

Definition

指對身體、物品等進行嚴重傷害或切除部分，使其變得不完整或嚴重損毀。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此詞正式且強烈，多用於形容暴力、罪案或嚴重損毀（如“殘害屍體”）。偶爾用於比喻（如“殘害真相”），不適用於輕微損傷。

Examples

The soldiers threatened to mutilate the statue if their demands were not met.

士兵們威脅說如果不滿足他們的要求就要**殘害**雕像。

The animal was badly mutilated by the trap.

那隻動物被陷阱**殘害**得很嚴重。

He was arrested for trying to mutilate a rare painting.

他因試圖**毀壞**一幅珍貴的畫作而被逮捕。

The criminal mutilated all evidence to avoid being caught.

罪犯**銷毀**了所有證據以避免被抓住。

Some people say that poor translations can mutilate a story’s meaning.

有些人說差勁的翻譯可能會**損毀**故事的意義。

If you try to fix the document with scissors, you'll only mutilate it further.

如果你想用剪刀修復這個文件，只會讓它更加**殘缺**。