August 31, 2007

Sabotage

sabotage



Yahoo!奇摩字典

n. (名詞 noun)

          1.    破壞;妨害

vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)

          1.    破壞

vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)

          1.    破壞;從事破壞活動


The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

sabotage (n., v.)   
 
Use both verb and noun (pronounced SA-bo-TAHZH) only of "malicious, secret damage."

Most dictionaries now record more generalized meanings, "destroy" and "destruction," respectively, 

but Edited English reserves both noun and verb for destructive work done on the sly


see mayhem








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