ADJECTIVE | VERB + VANDAL | VANDAL + VERB | VANDAL + NOUNADJECTIVE➤teenage, 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 + VANDAL➤deter, 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 + VERB➤strike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 + NOUN➤attack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。