graffiti
noun [ plural or U ] uk/ɡrəˈfiː.ti/ us/ɡrəˈfiː.t̬i/
(尤指写画在公共场合的墙或门上的幽默的、粗野的或政治性的)涂鸦,涂画
words or drawings, especially humorous, rude, or political, on walls, doors, etc. in public places
The subway walls are covered with graffiti. 过街地道的墙上满是涂鸦。
A man was jet-washing grafitti off his front door.
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- If you asked him he'd say grafitti are much less considered than the marks he makes.
- Graffiti was daubed on the walls.
- The memorial to dead soldiers had been defaced by grafitti.
- That graffiti is usually comissioned by the owner of the premises in an attempt to prevent their shopfronts being "tagged" with something they are not happy with.