mutilatemu•ti•late /'mjuːtɪleɪt/

vt 常用被动

1. 使断肢，使伤残

• The terrorists threatened to mutilate a hostage if the government didn't agree to their demand. 恐怖分子扬言如果政府不答应他们的要求就把一个人质弄残废。

2. 使(书籍等)残缺不全；把(作品等)删改得支离破碎

• His thesis was mutilated by making big changes. 他的论文经过大修大改已经面目全非了。

–mutilation /ˌmjuːtɪ'leɪʃ(ə)n/ n C,U