🇬🇧🇨🇳 vandalize - 破坏 : English Lesson

Meaning of "vandalize" ("破坏"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

When someone vandalizes something, they intentionally damage or destroy property, such as buildings, cars, or public spaces, often by breaking, drawing, or writing on them.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our art project was going well until Billy decided to “improve” it and completely vandalized the whole thing.

Mom says my messy room isn’t “decorated,” it’s been vandalized by me.

I tried to fix my bike, but I think I accidentally vandalized it instead.

The cat vandalized my pillow by shredding it into a million tiny pieces.

The cake looked beautiful until my little sister vandalized it with her fingers.

Late at night, a boy decided to vandalize the school wall. He would vandalize the mural with spray paint, and he tried to vandalize a teacher's car too. As he began to vandalize, a woman opened the door and turned on the light. He froze, cleaned the paint, and left, ashamed not to vandalize again.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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