desecrate
🇺🇸
/ˈdesɪkreɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈdesɪkreɪt/
to show a lack of respect for something holy or sacred by damaging or using it in a wrong way
The protesters accused the construction company of desecrating the ancient burial ground by building the new highway through it.
抗議者指責建築公司通過在其上修建新高速公路,褻瀆了古老的墓地。