distort

英 [dɪˈstɔːt] 美 [dɪˈstɔːrt]

v.  使变形; 扭曲; 使失真; 歪曲; 曲解

过去分词:distorted第三人称单数:distorts现在分词:distorting过去式:distorted

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Collins.2 / BNC.5932 / COCA.6622



牛津词典

verb

  1. 使变形;扭曲;使失真
    to change the shape, appearance or sound of sth so that it is strange or not clear
    1. a fairground mirror that distorts your shape
      露天游乐场的哈哈镜
    2. The loudspeaker seemed to distort his voice.
      他的声音从喇叭里传出来好像失真了。
  2. 歪曲;曲解
    to twist or change facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct or true
    1. Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth.
      报章常犯歪曲事实的错误。
    2. The article gave a distorted picture of his childhood.
      这篇文章对他的童年作了歪曲的描述。

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 歪曲;扭曲;曲解
    If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way.
    1. The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad...
      媒体会歪曲事实,将人说得不是完美无缺就是一无是处。
    2. The minister has said his remarks at the weekend have been distorted.
      部长说他周末的讲话被曲解了。
  2. V-ERG (使)变形;(使)失真
    If something you can see or hear is distorted or distorts, its appearance or sound is changed so that it seems unclear.
    1. A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms...
      画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。
    2. His size was persistently distorted by the cartoonists...
      漫画家们总是把他画得变形了。
    3. This caused the sound to distort.
      这导致了声音的失真。

双语例句

  1. The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad
    媒体会歪曲事实,将人说得不是完美无缺就是一无是处。
  2. The minister has said his remarks at the weekend have been distorted.
    部长说他周末的讲话被曲解了。
  3. A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms
    画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。
  4. His size was persistently distorted by the cartoonists
    漫画家们总是把他画得变形了。
  5. This caused the sound to distort.
    这导致了声音的失真。
  6. By broadening the tax base and lowering tax rates, we can increase government revenue and distort incentives less.
    通过增加收税人群和降低税率,我们能增加政府收入,而且其动机不会被扭曲。
  7. It will distort the signal.
    这将使信号畸变。
  8. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of god.
    乃将那些暗昧可耻的事弃绝了,不行诡诈,不谬讲神的道理。
  9. Such problems can distort personality and lead to neurosis.
    这类问题会扭曲人的个性并引起神经官能症。
  10. I will not exaggerate, distort facts or tell even the smallest of lies.
    我不夸大不扭曲事实,不说“无伤大雅的谎言”。
  11. These guarantees distort competition.
    这些担保扭曲了竞争。
  12. Have to what to point out BE, their image is distort.
    必须指出的是,他们的形象是被扭曲的。
  13. You should become aware of a tendency to distort your interpretation of the actions of others.
    那么你该会觉察到你有对别人的行为做出扭曲的诠释的倾向。
  14. Worse, such measures reduce transparency and distort incentives, possibly raising the costs when the bubble ultimately bursts.
    更糟的是,此类措施降低了透明度,扭曲了激励举措,并可能加大泡沫最终破裂所造成的损失。
  15. Do not move them too much as your model will distort once you marry the model to the rig.
    不要移动他们太多的模型将作为您的扭曲,一旦你结婚了钻机的模型。
  16. Having safeguarded the system, he should not now distort it through unfair competition.
    既然他保护了银行系统,他就不应该破坏银行系统的公平竞争。
  17. The process of abstraction is sometimes applied also to descriptions or theories which distort in order to simplify.
    有时抽象化也用来指那些为了简化而歪曲了描述或理论。
  18. He fought stubbornly against all attempts to distort Marxist theory.
    他顽强地和一切歪曲马克思主义学说的企图作斗争。
  19. In the future, we might need to support other forms of transformation, such as rotate and distort.
    在未来,我们可能需要支持,如旋转和扭曲其他形式的改造。
  20. Some euphemisms do distort and mislead; but some are motivated by kindness.
    有些委婉语起到了曲解和误导的作用,不过有些则出自善意的驱使。
  21. All distort the terms of trade within a country.
    他们全都扭曲了国内的贸易条件。
  22. I would warn against such an adventure that will distort our Asian policy for decades.
    在此,我对这种冒险行为郑重提出警告,因为它将在未来的几十年中歪曲我们的亚洲政策。
  23. In fact, if you prune it too much, you will permanently distort its shape.
    事实上,如果你删太多,你就会永远扭曲的形状。
  24. This is not recommended, because it may distort the fonts and picture shapes.
    这是不推荐的,因为它可能会扭曲字体和图片的形状。
  25. Such manipulation can sometimes distort complex waveforms, obscuring identification of events.
    这种作法有时会使复杂的波形畸变,模糊了同相轴的识辨标志。
  26. You know, zooming in and out may distort the real size.
    你知道,进出可能扭曲真正的大小缩放。
  27. This caused the discharge's tube's creation distort then.
    这便导致了流量管产生扭曲。
  28. Either I don't know how they explain that so I can't tell if they distort history.
    我不知道他们怎么解释的所以我也不能说他们是否歪曲了历史。
  29. The current creates magnetic field that weaken and distort the signal.
    电流会产生磁场,从而使信号减弱和失真。

同义词辨析

  distort buckle deform warp【导航词义:变形】

  distort v. (使)变形

〔辨析〕指改变某物的外观、声音等使其变得怪异或模糊,也指某物发生此种变化。

〔例证〕
His face was distorted with pain.
他痛得脸都扭曲了。
In what condition will metal distort?
在什么情况下金属会变形?

  buckle v. (使)弯曲

〔辨析〕指某物因高温、压力等作用而变形。

〔例证〕
The steel frame began to buckle under the intense heat of the fire.
钢架在烈火的高温下开始变形。
The bumper was buckled by the crash.
保险杠被撞歪了。

  deform v. (使)成畸形

〔辨析〕指在外力作用下或外在环境影响下某物的外形发生变化,造成功能或外观受损。

〔例证〕
This kind of metal will deform under pressure.
这种金属在压力下会变形。
Wearing tight shoes for long time can deform your feet.
长时间穿过紧的鞋会使双脚变形。

  warp v. (使)变弯曲

〔辨析〕指形状在温度、湿度的作用下发生改变。

〔例证〕
The floorboards will warp in a damp environment.
地板在潮湿的环境里会变得翘曲不平。
If the door is warped, you'd better buy a new one.
如果门变形了,你最好买个新的来。

英英释义

verb

  1. alter the shape of (something) by stress
    1. His body was deformed by leprosy

    Synonym:    deformstrain

  2. make false by mutilation or addition

      Synonym:    falsifygarblewarp

    1. affect as in thought or feeling
      1. My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
      2. The sadness tinged his life

      Synonym:    tingecolorcolour

    2. form into a spiral shape
      1. The cord is all twisted

      Synonym:    twisttwine

    3. twist and press out of shape

        Synonym:    contortdeformwring