| 单词 | distort |
| 释义 | distort[dis'tɒ:t]vt. 扭曲, 歪曲【法】 歪区, 曲解, 纂改 distort dis.tort AHD: [d¹-stôrt“] D.J. [d!6st%8t]K.K. [d!6st%rt]v.tr.（及物动词） dis.tort.ed,dis.tort.ing,dis.torts 1. To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape.扭歪，扭曲，使变形：扭动而脱离了正确的或天生的部位联系；使变形2. To give a false or misleading account of; misrepresent.曲解，歪曲，误传：给出假象或使人迷惑的原因；误传3. To cause to work in a twisted or disorderly manner; pervert.误用，滥用：以扭曲或混乱的方式工作；误用语源:1. Latin distorqu¶re distort- 拉丁语 distorqu¶re distort- 2. dis- [apart] * see dis- dis- [分开，分离] *参见 dis-3. torqu¶re [to twist] * see terk w- torqu¶re [扭歪，扭曲，使变形] *参见 terk w- 继承用法:distort“er n.（名词）参考词汇:1. distort,twist,deform,contort,warp2. These verbs mean to change and spoil the form or character of something. To这些动词都表示变化或损坏某物的外形或特征。3. distort is to alter in shape, as by torsion or wrenching;the term also applies to verbal or pictorial misrepresentation and to alteration or perversion of the meaning of something: Distort 指通过扭转或扭伤使改变形状；该词也可用来指对言语或绘画的曲解和对某物意义歪曲： “The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it” (Francis Bacon).“人的理解如同一面假镜子，无规律地接收光线，将自己的本质和事物的本质混合起来，从而歪曲和玷污了事物的本质” （富兰西斯·培根）。4. Twist applies to distortion of form or meaning: Twist 可用于指对外形的扭曲或对意义的歪曲： He accused me of twisting his words to mean what I wanted them to.他指控我随心所欲地歪曲了他的话。5. Deform refers to change that disfigures and often implies the loss of desirable qualities such as beauty: Deform 指使变形，常含有失去优秀品质（如美丽）之意： “The earlier part of his discourse was deformed by pedantic divisions and subdivisions” (Macaulay).“学究式的划分和次分损毁了他的讲话的前一部分的外形” （麦考利）。6. Contort implies violent change that produces unnatural or grotesque effects: Contort 指巨大变化从而产生不自然的或奇异的结果： a contorted line of reasoning.歪曲奇异的思路。7. Warp can refer to a turning or twisting from a flat or straight form ( Warp 可指扁型或直线型的改变或扭曲( Prejudice warps the judgment. 偏见歪曲了判断 |
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