mutilate /ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt/ TEM8 ( mutilating, mutilated, mutilates )

• 1. 

  V-T If a person or animal is mutilated, their body is severely damaged, usually by someone who physically attacks them. 使伤残

  例：

  More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months.

  三十多匹马在过去的9个月中受了重伤。

  例：

  He tortured and mutilated six young men.

  他折磨致残了6个年轻男人。

• 2. 

  mutilation N-VAR 伤残

  例：

  Amnesty International chronicles cases of torture and mutilation.

  大赦国际记载酷刑及伤残案。

• 3. 

  V-T If something is mutilated, it is deliberately damaged or spoiled. 毁坏

  例：

  Brecht's verdict was that his screenplay had been mutilated.

  布雷赫特的意见是他的电影剧本已经被删改得面目全非了。