Distort



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 扭曲, 弄歪
• ［英］ v. 扭曲, 弄歪 ( twist sth out of its usual shape)
• ［记］ dis ( 坏) +tort ( 扭曲) -> 扭坏了 -> 曲解

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Latin distortus, past participle of distorquēre, from dis- + torquēre to twist — more at torture
• Date: 1567
• transitive verb
  • 1. to twist out of the true meaning or proportion <distorted the facts>
  • 2. to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition <a face distorted by pain>; also to cause to be perceived unnaturally <the new lights distorted colors>
  • 3. pervert <distort justice>
• intransitive verb
  • to become distorted; also to cause a twisting from the true, natural, or normal
• Synonyms: see deform
• ? distorter noun

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