If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
例句
She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader...她不该亵渎宗教领袖的画像。The earth is to be honoured; it is not to be desecrated.大地应该受到敬仰,而不该被亵渎。
英汉词典释义
vt.
毁坏或亵渎
The invading army desecrated this holy place when they camped here.侵略军在这块圣地上扎营就是对这块圣地的亵渎。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetary""violate the sanctity of the church""profane the name of God"
2. remove the consecration from a person or an object