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BNC: 12023 COCA: 17938

vandal

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
vandal /ˈvændl̟/ noun
plural vandals
vandal
/ˈvændl̟/
noun
plural vandals
Learner's definition of VANDAL
[count]
: a person who deliberately destroys or damages property : a person who vandalizes something故意破坏公物者
BNC: 12023 COCA: 17938

vandal

noun

van·​dal ˈvan-dᵊl How to pronounce vandal (audio)
1
capitalized : a member of a Germanic people who lived in the area south of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and the Oder rivers, overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries a.d., and in 455 sacked Rome
2
: one who willfully or ignorantly destroys, damages, or defaces property belonging to another or to the public
vandal adjective often capitalized
Vandalic adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Vandals defaced the school's walls. a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls
Recent Examples on the Web On Thursday, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan in Massachusetts released video footage of a vandal hurling a brick into Chooljian’s home and asked anyone with information about his identity to contact police. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 31 May 2022 On Thursday, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan in Massachusetts released video footage of a vandal hurling a brick into Chooljian’s home and asked anyone with information about his identity to contact police. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 31 May 2022 UpRising canceled the July 23 evening brunch after a vandal broke windows and wrote derogatory words on the cafe’s walls. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 On Thursday, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan in Massachusetts released video footage of a vandal hurling a brick into Chooljian’s home and asked anyone with information about his identity to contact police. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 31 May 2022 Police reported two businesses on the block were spray painted and wrote that the vandal was a man. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 On Thursday, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan in Massachusetts released video footage of a vandal hurling a brick into Chooljian's home and asked anyone with information about his identity to contact police. Jonathan Edwards, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022 On Thursday, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan in Massachusetts released video footage of a vandal hurling a brick into Chooljian’s home and asked anyone with information about his identity to contact police. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 31 May 2022 On Thursday, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan in Massachusetts released video footage of a vandal hurling a brick into Chooljian’s home and asked anyone with information about his identity to contact police. Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin Vandalī (plural) (Latin Vindilī, Vandiliī), probably borrowed from Germanic *wand-il-, noun derivative from a verbal base *wend- "wind, wrap, turn, move" (whence Old English windan to twist, move with speed or force"), as in *auza-wandil-, perhaps, "dawn-wanderer," name of a star and mythological figure (whence Old Norse Aurvandill, Old English ēarendel) — more at wind entry 3

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of vandal was in 1530
BNC: 12023 COCA: 17938
vandal

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + VANDAL | VANDAL + VERB | VANDAL + NOUN ADJECTIVEteenage, young青少年/年輕的破壞者mindless盲目的破壞者graffiti (especially BrE) 亂塗鴉的破壞者young graffiti vandals who blight the city with their scrawls胡亂塗鴉影響市容的年輕人VERB + VANDALdeter, discourage, stop阻止故意破壞者The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.窗戶都安上了鐵柵欄,以防被故意破壞。be plagued by被故意破壞者煩擾The station is plagued by vandals.車站常遭故意破壞者襲擾。VANDAL + VERBstrike破壞分子襲擊The vandals struck at about 7.30 p.m. yesterday.破壞分子昨晚 7 點半左右開始行動。attack sth, damage sth, deface sth, destroy sth, smash sth, wreck sth破壞分子攻擊⋯/損壞⋯/損毀⋯/破壞⋯/搗毀⋯/毀壞⋯target sth破壞分子將⋯作為目標Her statue has been targeted by vandals.她的塑像已被破壞分子選為攻擊目標。break into sth破壞分子闖入⋯Vandals broke into the factory and set fire to a cabin.破壞分子闖入工廠將小木屋付之一炬。cause damage (to sth)破壞分子(給⋯)造成破壞Vandals caused more than £4 000 worth of damage.破壞分子造成了 4,000 多英鎊的損失。go on a rampage, go on a smashing spree, go on a wrecking spree (all BrE) 破壞分子瘋狂搗毀The pool had to close after vandals went on a £10 000 wrecking spree.在破壞分子肆意破壞造成高達 1 萬英鎊的損失後,這個游泳池不得不關門大吉。throw bricks, stones, etc. (at sth)破壞分子(向⋯)投擲磚塊/石頭等The vandals throw stones at the building.打砸鬧事者向大廈內扔石塊。VANDAL + NOUNattack破壞分子發動的襲擊This is the latest in a spate of vandal attacks on fire crews.這是破壞分子對消防員一連串襲擊中的最新一起。

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