mutilation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌmjuː.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌmjuː.t̬əlˈeɪ.ʃən/
（暴力）摧残，毁坏
the act of damaging something severely, especially by violently removing a part
He admitted to the murder and mutilation of 16 young men. 他承认谋杀和肢解了16名年轻男子。
She views cosmetic surgery as unwarranted mutilation of the body.
故意毁坏，故意破坏
the act of destroying an idea or a piece of art or entertainment
Mutilation of books is a nearly universal problem amongst public library collections. 图书的损毁是几乎所有的公共图书馆都存在的问题。
The changes involved terrible mutilation of the opera's score.
See: mutilate
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- The soldiers were responsible for mutilations and killings.
- Plastic surgery has led to more mutilation of the body than has taken place at any time in history.
- The practice cannot be described as anything other than mutilation of a child.
- Fighters in the front line, if they survived, often suffered awful mutilations.